Oluremi Martins 2026 speakers

“As Co-Founder and CEO of Texture Science Labs, I lead research and development of lab-made synthetic hair fibre (think lab-made diamonds) that replaces a $429M import dependence in the Nigerian hair industry.

Before Texture Science Labs, I grew a hair extensions business, Natural Girl Wigs, to $1M in revenue — importing and selling textured hair to 10,000+ women across 60+ countries.

That business taught me exactly where the industry breaks: no QC audit trail, an opaque human hair supply chain, and no high-performance synthetic alternative that brands could actually depend on. I lived those problems.

That’s why I co-founded Texture Science Labs and developed ReXI™ Lab Made Hair, built for a multi-billion dollar market that has never had infrastructure it could trust.

We are building from Nigeria, the second largest market globally but has always depended on sourcing it elsewhere.”