Chinwendu Nweke is a tech entrepreneur and graduate of Geology from the University of Port Harcourt, and she worked as a Farm Supervisor in one of the largest palm plantations in Nigeria (Wilmar plantation) before she quickly identified the large gap in the industry. She saw the problem of food insecurity and hunger, and hence she founded Bridge Merchant enterprise in 2020. She was a member of Connect Labs accelerator 2021, Fate Foundation Scaleup Agribusiness accelerator, and more recently was selected by the United States Department of State as part of the 6 top women to present Nigeria for the Techwomen22 Fall cohort. She interned at Chime Bank as a professional mentee and was the first runner-up of the Agrohack competition in 2021.