Archives Tag: Startups and Investors

Events

April 19, 2022

Entrepreneurship can be quite difficult especially in an economic situation like ours, however, there are businesses and entrepreneurs that are thriving and profiting every day. In light of this, Startup Grind Lagos will be hosting Bassey Eyo, the CEO of Payporte, to a Fireside Chat to talk about the theme for the month – “The Grind: Thriving … Continue reading Startup Grind Lagos hosts the CEO of Payporte, Bassey Eyo, at her April Meet-up

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Events

April 19, 2022

  Continuing in their series on ‘Lesson in Grinding’, Startup Grind Lagos will be hosting a Technology Entrepreneur, Chris Kwekowe, at her monthly Meetup holding on the 25th of March at CapitalSquare. Chris is a young MIT/Harvard trained innovative Ed-Tech entrepreneur from Nigeria. His venture, Slatecube, aims at developing young African talents into world class professionals for … Continue reading Startup Grind Lagos hosts Chris Kwekowe at her March Meetup

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Events

April 19, 2022

StartUP Friday, a startup cofounders and investors meet up organized by NITDA’s Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), will take place this month in Kaduna. StartUp Friday is Nigeria’s biggest startup building event, which enables startups to link up with investors, mentors, celebrity entrepreneurs, buyers, partners, developers and policy makers. It also gives them … Continue reading StartUP Friday Will Hold In Kaduna This Month

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Applications

April 19, 2022

Do you have a startup that is seeking support to scale? There’s an opportunity open to you at the Ventures Platform Accelerator Program. And it’s only available until February 28. Ventures Platform, a startup incubator and co-working space, is inviting applications to its accelerator program from startups aiming to expand their operations and get bigger … Continue reading Applications Open for Ventures Platform’s Accelerator Program

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Awards

April 19, 2022

Silicon Valley venture capital firm and startup incubator 500 Startups has announced a new set of startups to be admitted into its seed program. The new batch consists of 44 startups drawn from across the world. One of them, Printivo, is a Nigerian startup which operates as an online digital print shop. Printivo provides businesses … Continue reading Nigeria’s Printivo Named In 20th Batch of 500 Startups’ Seed Program

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Applications

April 19, 2022

Applications are now open for the Lagos StartUp DealDay, an event powered by the Lagos Angel Network (LAN). The Lagos StartUp DealDay, which takes place on a quarterly basis, seeks to attract funding for startups in particular sectors.  The first round for the year will hold in March, and entries for the pitch stage are … Continue reading Lagos StartUp DealDay: Funding Available for Startups

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Applications

April 19, 2022

SpeedUP Africa is coming to Lagos. And if you’re a startup founder with a product that has great future prospects and needs some exposure and support to get it off the ground, it’s your chance to get it. SpeedUP Africa is powered by DraperDarkFlow (DDF), a Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm. This year’s event is … Continue reading Applications Now Open For SpeedUP Africa 2017

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Getting a new business off to a good start- and keeping it alive and thriving –isn’t just about backing it up with funds. It’ll need a lot more to survive: entrepreneurial skill, opportunities and networks, the tools of the trade, and data. Enterprises which have these (plus the finance they need) grow; ventures that lack … Continue reading Starta- A Business Support Platform for Startups and SMEs

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

US based 500 Startups has announced that two Nigerian startups, Aella Credit and TalentBase, will be taking part in its accelerator program. The two companies are part of a group of 44 startups selected from 15 countries. The companies form Batch 19 of 500 Startups’ seed program, which aims to provide mentoring, networking, and funding … Continue reading 500 Startups Select Nigeria’s Aella and TalentBase for Its Accelerator Program

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TECH

April 19, 2022

The story of Nigeria’s tech startup scene has for a long while been played out in the rooms and collaboration spaces of Lagos. While bright young minds in the city have created amazing things from the little that the developing tech environment has handed them, the rest of the country has been largely left out … Continue reading The Startup Arewa Event: Northern Nigeria’s Tech Scene Comes Alive

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TECH

April 19, 2022

Startups, as a rule, do not have a smooth ride on the path to greater significance in the business world. The sad truth is, many of them are overwhelmed by a myriad of teething problems, and get smothered by them. The problems they face are, in most cases, not without remedy. It’s just that suffering … Continue reading Ventures Platform is Offering Expert Advice to Tech Startups for Free

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

The Athari Fund wants to invest in startups. And if you think you have a bright idea that’s good enough to attract some investment, you should consider applying to them for the chance to get your enterprise funded. The Athari Fund was set up to help startups attain their full potential. Its initiators are described … Continue reading How to Access The Athari Fund Investment For Startups

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Events TECH

April 19, 2022

Startups seem to be the fad, everyone has an idea that can yield millions and that will become the next big thing. But as quickly as they are conceived so quickly do they seem to die off. Only a few seem to have survived. The question then is, what ensures the survival and growth of … Continue reading The High Growth Africa Summit 2016

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Are you working on an innovative new business – especially one that’s leveraging technology to solve problems? If yes, you are invited to pitch your startup/idea before an audience comprising active early stage, seed and angel investors, potential customers and partners. Startupsouth is the premier early business event connecting startup entrepreneurs based in the South-south and South-east … Continue reading StartupSouth: Calling All Startups in Nigeria’s South-South and South-East Regions

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Events TECH

April 19, 2022

There is no problem without a solution. The intrinsic characteristic that defines a problem is the availability of a solution for it. In essence, the need for a solution is the evidence of a problem. That is why in today’s world of technology where startup ideas are rife, the capital to finance is a problem … Continue reading Apply for the Seedstars World 2016 Competition

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