Archives Tag: Startups in Nigeria
How Startups in Nigeria Can Achieve Sustainable Growth
April 19, 2022
In recent years, Nigeria has witnessed a surge in new startups and entrepreneurship. From fintech to e-commerce to agritech, creative minds are tackling problems with innovative business ideas. However, getting a startup off the ground is just the first step. The real challenge is achieving sustainable growth. Many startups in Nigeria struggle to make … Continue reading How Startups in Nigeria Can Achieve Sustainable Growth
Fintech Startup Okra Gets $1 Million Investment from TLcom
April 19, 2022
Okra, a relatively young fintech startup based in Lagos, Nigeria, has gotten backing worth $1 million from venture capital group TLcom. Founded in 2019, the startup has gained traction for its API product, which connects users’ bank accounts to digital apps that may require them for financial transactions. The founding team speaks of it as … Continue reading Fintech Startup Okra Gets $1 Million Investment from TLcom
Nigerian Fintech Startup Flutterwave is Worth Over $150 Million
April 19, 2022
Silicon Valley based startup incubator, Y Combinator (YC), has listed Nigeria’s Flutterwave as the most valuable African startup to have come through its accelerator program. The incubator had Flutterwave on its list of companies by valuation for the month of October 2019, published on Wednesday. The Nigerian fintech company is one of 102 former members … Continue reading Nigerian Fintech Startup Flutterwave is Worth Over $150 Million
You Could Win ₦10 Million at the NES #25 Startups Pitching Event
April 19, 2022
If you’re part of a startup team and you’d like to get some funding to scale things up, here’s your chance to make it happen. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is organizing a pitching event for early-stage startups, which should see the winning team clinch a grand prize of ₦10 million. The NES #25 … Continue reading You Could Win ₦10 Million at the NES #25 Startups Pitching Event
Apply For The Google Developer Launchpad Accelerator Program 2019 For African Startups
April 19, 2022
Google has played and still plays an important role in the story of tech on the continent of Africa and globally. Apart from creating some solutions to problems ahead of time including the fastest and most popular search engine used globally, it has gone on to launch various programs to encourage tech solutions in Africa … Continue reading Apply For The Google Developer Launchpad Accelerator Program 2019 For African Startups
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Websites We Love: Cashenvoy
April 19, 2022
The biggest startup founders in the world start out when they recognise the vast opportunities available in technology and venture on a path that leads them to find a solution that will serve the populace. If there is anyone that clearly represents this, it is Olaoluwa Awojoodu, founder and CEO of Cashenvoy – a subsidiary … Continue reading Websites We Love: Cashenvoy
Win up to 30,000 USD seed funding at the third edition of GenesysIGNITE
April 19, 2022
Do you have that amazing innovation or idea you believe can solve one of the pressing problems in the society? Only there’s a “but” – major funding? This is another opportunity Genesys Tech Hub is presenting for innovative startups to win seed funding up to $30,000. Genesys Tech Hub Genesys Tech Hub is a people-centred … Continue reading Win up to 30,000 USD seed funding at the third edition of GenesysIGNITE
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Application For Startup Nigeria 2019 Program Open
April 19, 2022
In a bid to promote entrepreneurship and fulfill campaign promises made to Nigerians, the Office of the Vice President launched the Startup Nigeria program. The platform is great a boost to Nigeria’s economy because it is geared towards supporting citizens with business ideas who lack the capital to prosecute their ideas and generate income through … Continue reading Application For Startup Nigeria 2019 Program Open
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Brands We Love: Ubenwa
April 19, 2022
The robots might be taking away some of our jobs. But they’re also helping us solve some of our most challenging and life altering problems. That’s what Ubenwa, an Artificial Intelligence solutions startup, is proving with its work in healthcare. The health-tech venture’s flagship product is software that detects asphyxia in newborn babies by analyzing … Continue reading Brands We Love: Ubenwa
TechMoney Africa Summit – Where Tech, Money & Innovation Meet
April 19, 2022
Dare we re-imagine a powered up, technologically advanced Africa? A society with reliable electricity supply, stable telecommunications infrastructure, fast and efficient transportation – this could transform Africa and the lives of its 1.3 billion citizens. We are ready to write our own story, change the script, introduce new players and take centre stage. Africa has … Continue reading TechMoney Africa Summit – Where Tech, Money & Innovation Meet
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Did You Know? Lagos is One of the World’s Top 100 Startup Cities
April 19, 2022
Lagos is now one of the world’s top 100 startup cities. That’s according to a new report from StartupBlink, a body which maps the development of startups across the globe. The report, covering the year 2018, shows that Nigeria’s largest commercial hub places in the top ten percentile of 1,000 cities. The bustling, sometimes raucous … Continue reading Did You Know? Lagos is One of the World’s Top 100 Startup Cities
Startup Grind Lagos Celebrates the Female Entrepreneurs in May event.
April 19, 2022
Every year in May, Startup Grind hosts our #SGWomen Leaders Month — proudly recognizing the accomplishments of successful women leaders all over the world. These women are founders, venture capitalists, engineers, executives and more, who represent our community. This month in Lagos will be no different, Startup Grind will be bringing together 4 special women entrepreneurs from … Continue reading Startup Grind Lagos Celebrates the Female Entrepreneurs in May event.
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You Could Win $250,000 in Startup Funding at the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
April 19, 2022
If you’re running a startup– or if you know someone who does –then this piece of news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology might interest you. Through their Inclusive Innovation Challenge, they’re offering tech ventures across the world the chance to get funding worth up to $250,000. The organizers of the Inclusive Innovation Challenge at … Continue reading You Could Win $250,000 in Startup Funding at the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Five Nigerian Startups Made It to Y Combinator’s 2019 Accelerator Program
April 19, 2022
Y Combinator, a US-based startup accelerator of global renown, has announced that a record number of startups from across the world are taking part in its bi-annual program. And of the more than 200 tech-driven ventures which made it to the program’s winter batch this year, five are Nigerian. Since its founding in 2005, Y … Continue reading Five Nigerian Startups Made It to Y Combinator’s 2019 Accelerator Program
Five Steps to Launching a Startup in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Startups are the in-thing in the world of entrepreneurship. There’s something ‘cool’ about founding a venture, getting it all smartened up by technology, and scaling it up quickly. And if you’re luckier than most, you’ll cash in pretty handsomely before you exit from the business you’ve built. Alternatively, you could stay on and steer it … Continue reading Five Steps to Launching a Startup in Nigeria
