Female Founders: Seema Khinda Johnson of Nuggets On Why We Need More Women Founders, and The Five Things You Need To Thrive as A Founder

Remember — this is incredibly hard work. It’s not for everyone. I remember someone telling me, “If you want to work the longest hours and be the lowest-paid — be a founder!” But if you’re the right sort of character, there’s nothing quite like it.

Don’t try to be something you’re not. You’re enough as you are. Just be your true self, and believe you can do it.

As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Seema Khinda Johnson, Co-Founder & COO at Nuggets. This award-winning, decentralised, self-sovereign identity and payment platform offers exceptional protection for customer data, as well as a frictionless customer experience.

Seema’s achievements are widely recognised across the industry. In 2020, she won Deutsche Bank’s Female Fintech Competition, and Women in Payments’ Unicorn Challenge. She was awarded the Booking.com Technology Playmaker Entrepreneur of the Year, and listed as one of…