Technology Innovation Recognition Award winner

Zainab Nasirudeen Yakubu, an 11-year-old innovator, has been awarded Youngest Founder of the Year by Tech Unite Africa at the Technology Innovation Recognition Award (TIRA) 2026.

She is the inventor of the world’s first AI-powered mat, an agricultural solution, and co-founder of Guard Grains, a fast-rising $1 million startup transforming farming with technology.

In her acceptance speech, she said:

“I’m honored to receive this award. Thank you, Tech Unite Africa.

This proves one thing being young is not a limitation.

To every young person: start now. Don’t wait.

We are not next — we are now.

Thank you.”

A powerful reminder that innovation has no age limit — the future is already here.

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