Archives Tag: Ventures Platform

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

  With new funds in its purse, Ventures Platform has strategically appointed more talents at the partnership and senior management levels. The VC firm has brought to its fold an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and former Principal at pan-African VC firm, Novastar Ventures, Dotun Olowoporoku, as Managing Partner. Read more about Business Dotun’s addition to the … Continue reading Ventures Platform Appoints Additional Talents  

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

  One year after it closed its first round at $40 million in the pan-African investment fund, Ventures Platform, an early-stage firm, has today disclosed that it has closed its target fund at $46 million—above its initial target. Read more about Business The over-the-top fund had the participation of the world’s leading investors with a … Continue reading Pan-African Early-stage Firm, Ventures Platform, Closes $46 Million, Pan-African Fund

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Press Release

April 19, 2022

One of Africa’s most active early-stage tech investor closes new fund to expand portfolio and double down on winners Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African early-stage fund to invest in market-creating innovations. With this close led … Continue reading Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund

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Press Release

April 19, 2022

  Digital Explorers has launched applications for the second cohort of the program. This time, it is a female-only track that will select up to 15 female Data Analysts and Data Scientists at entry-level who will undergo up to 6 months paid traineeship in Lithuania. The program will consist of intensive training and a placement at a … Continue reading Digital Explorers Launch Paid Traineeship In Lithuania For Nigerian Female Data Analysts/Scientists

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TECH

April 19, 2022

Now more than ever, it takes a village to not only raise a child but to also save a nation. Sometime in March, Ventures Platform, a leading angel investment in Nigeria collaborated with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with the sole purpose of finding, supporting, funding and growing products and services that could … Continue reading #Covid19InnovationChallenge Update: MTN Joins Ventures Platform And Others As Selected Startups Roll Out Solutions

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Health TECH

April 19, 2022

When problems arise, it is easy to complain and grumble but the real changemakers are the ones who look beyond the problems and proffer innovative solutions that not only solves the problem but also makes life easier and worth living. In March when the Corona virus pandemic became serious in Nigeria and had the numbers … Continue reading Ventures Platform, Lagos Innovation Council Select Startups To Fight Covid-19 With NCDC

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Press Release

April 19, 2022

#COVID19InnovationChallenge Seven successful startups have been selected by Ventures Platform and Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) to participate in the #COVID19InnovationChallenge, to develop solutions to mitigate the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.  The seven were chosen from 500+ applicants who submitted applications over  6 days. Ventures Platform, and its judging panel that … Continue reading Ventures Platform And LASRIC Announce Seven Successful Startups To Help Fight COVID19

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TECH

April 19, 2022

As the world faces a global pandemic crisis, we are more than ever faced with basic hygiene precautions that have been disregarded. With over 200,000 cases, over 8,000 deaths and the recovery of over 82,000 people worldwide, the rapid spread of the virus is not only affecting the health sector but also the economic sector. … Continue reading Call For Application: Ventures Platform And NCDC To Provide Tech Support To Combat Covid-19

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TECH

April 19, 2022

It’s the season of good tidings and more investment opportunities for startups are opened up. In preparation for the New Year or continuation of the strategies you have mapped out for your startup, Venture Platform alongside ARM (Asset and Resource Management) just launched the second cohort of Labs. Labs is a fintech focused accelerator program … Continue reading Ventures Platform Partners With ARM To launch FinTech Accelerator Program 2.0

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BUSINESS TECH Women

April 19, 2022

Startup-backing corporation, Ventures Platform, is set to host an Office Hours session focused on the female entrepreneur and her business — on Friday 19th October, 2018, by 3pm at the British Council office, 20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos. Themed, Positioning For Growth, the session will feature speakers from Piggybank, Paystack, and Workstation, who will be … Continue reading Ventures Platform ‘Office Hours’ For Female-Owned Businesses

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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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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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