For the CEO reading this

Daniel Diyepriye Dokubo

London · Since 2017

Published in

Forbes Africa · Entrepreneurs · Nov 17 2023

The Mission to Become Africa’s Luxury Fashion House

Founder and creative director, Daniel Diyepriye has a goal in mind. To build a brand that will stand out amongst the rest. And while his start in the designer clothing business wasn’t conventional, he knows exactly where his journey is going to take him next.

“Louis Vuitton just got a market cap of $500 billion and Shell’s market cap is nowhere near that.”

The African luxury fashion segment is expected to reach $1 billion in 2023, according to market research company Statista. Jeremy Nel, Managing Director of South African-based luxury marketing firm Luxury Brands, estimates that there are over 160,000 millionaires in Africa with a combined spending power of about $700 billion.

Vogue Britain·February 2021·The Ibukun Patent Leather Tote
01

The Line

Studio D10 · Harmattan 2022 · Daniel × Tora
Harmattan 2022 · Lookbook

Selected from the Daniel Diyepriye archive. All product photography and campaign direction by the founder.

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The Brands

Founded · scaled · operated
Daniel Diyepriye · Fashion

Founded 2017. Exited 2024. The world’s first African luxury fashion house sold at price parity with the European heritage names.

Revenue
£2M
Growth
400% YoY
Press
Vogue · Forbes · Oprah · Elle
Signature
The Ibukun Tote
danieldiyepriye.com
Daniel Diyepriye Beauty

Direct-to-consumer beauty line. Team of 30. Direct Shenzhen manufacturing at $1.46 unit cost against a $3.5M standing purchase order.

ARR
£1M
Team
30
PO
$3.5M standing
Repeat
20% cohort
kits.danieldiyepriyebeauty.co
Liquid Clips

Desktop app for creator short-form video. Auto-clip long-form to distribution-ready cuts. Currently in first cohort.

Category
Creator SaaS
Runtime
Tauri desktop
Distribution
Whop
Stage
Cohort 01
liquidclips.com
ProdScript

The universal show-production timeline for touring crews. Cues, LTC, files and every department in one place. In private beta with touring production companies.

Category
Live entertainment SaaS
Users
Touring production crews
Stage
Private beta
Domain
prodscript.online
staging.prodscript.online
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The Jigsaw

Owned since 2017

“Me and my dad used to play with jigsaw puzzles. He always used to tell me that the jigsaw relates to patience.”— Forbes Africa, 17 Nov 2023

West One Outdoor · London · 2020

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The Numbers

Verifiable on request
£2M
Fashion revenue · zero to exit 2024
£1M
Beauty ARR · currently trading
400%
YoY growth · three consecutive years
30
Team members · cross functional
$3.5M
Standing purchase order · Shenzhen
$1.46
Unit cost per SKU · direct manufacture
20%
Repeat purchase rate · current cohort
5.15%
Conversion · last 7 days
£315
AOV · fashion
8.56%
Returning customer · fashion 2017-2021
+50%
WoW sales · beauty
4
Brands built
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The Proof

On file · available on request
Compiled 04 August 2026 · For Damien & the BRD Holding team · No claims made. Only artifacts placed.