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Jessica O. Matthews

Jessica O. Matthews
NationalityNigerian-American (dual citizen)
Alma materHarvard College, Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)Inventor, CEO
Years active2008-present
Organization(s)Uncharted, KDDC
Known forSoccket
Websitewww.uncharted.city

Jessica O. Matthews is a Nigerian-American inventor, Founder, CEO and venture capitalist.[1] She is the co-founder of Uncharted, which made Soccket, a soccer ball that can be used as a portable power generator. Matthews attended Harvard College and graduated from Harvard Business School.[2] In 2011, Fortune named her one of its "10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs"[3] and in 2015, named her as one of it "Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs".[4] In 2012, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations named her "Scientist of the Year."[5] Matthews is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Nigeria.[2] The President of Nigeria named her an "Ambassador for Entrepreneurship" for the country.[6]

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  5. ^ "Matthews, Silverman are Scientists of the Year". Harvard Gazette. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
    - "The Harvard Foundation Honors Jessica Matthews '10 and Julia Silverman '10 as the 2012 Scientists of the Year at the annual Harvard Foundation Science Conference" (PDF). The Harvard Foundation Journal. XXXI (2). Spring 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
    - Stych, Anne (April 5, 2016). "Energy-generating soccer balls, jump ropes help keep lights on in developing countries". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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