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- 26 Jan 2016
EchoVC Tips Innovation Fund as Disruptive Strategy For Job Creation
EchoVC Pan-African Investments Nigeria Limited, has advocated for the Federal Government to consider injecting more innovation funds in the ICT‎ as catalysts for job creation, economic recovery…
- 1 Feb 2016
EchoVC Localisation Helped Hotels.ng Secure $1.2m Funds- Essien
Mark Essien, founder and chief executive officer of Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has attributed the Startup’s growth to the availability of local venture capitalist- EchoVC…
- 17 Mar 2016
Nigeria’s S&T Media Secures $1m Seed Round
Nigeria-based S&T Media has closed on seed financing from early-stage technology venture capital firm, EchoVC Partners, who have committed up to $1m for the company. The official announcement…
- 15 Oct 2015
Printivo.com Secures Seed Funding to Drive Digital Printing
Printivo.com, Nigeria-based digital printing startup, has closed on seed financing from early-stage technology venture capital firm, EchoVC Partners. The six-figure investment will be used to…
- 26 May 2015
Nigeria’s Hotels.ng Raises $1.2m
Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has secured an investment of $1.2 million from international investors EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage technology fund, and Omidyar Network,…
- 23 Jun 2021
Lori Systems Appoints Uche Ogboi As New CEO
Lori Systems, leading e-logistics platform in Africa, has announced the appointment of Nigerian Uche Ogboi as its new Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made via a Medium post by the…
- 31 May 2021
Uche Ogboi Appointed CEO of Lori Systems
Lori Systems, the leading e-logistics platform in Africa, today announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as its Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made via a Medium post by the company’s…
- 27 Sept 2015
Etisalat, Webmall Partner for Connect Commerce Conference
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat is partnering with Virtual Retail outlet, Webmall, to host a conference on commerce dubbed ‘ConCon 2015’. The Connect Commerce…
- 19 Aug 2015
Konga.com to Host Seller Summit for SMEs
Then get ready for the biggest Seller Summit specially organized for small and medium business owners in Nigeria. The theme for the event is The New Marketplace: Tapping into the Ecosystem. As an…
- 25 Mar 2016
#StartupSouth: The Hotels.ng Story Mark Essien May Never Tell Again
Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state born, Mark Essien is an engineer at heart and a passionate entrepreneur. He built Hotels.ng to help solve the problem of hotel bookings in Nigeria and has since been…
- 23 May 2018
Google to Commit $2M Grant in Funding for Its African Impact Challenge
Google is to commit $2m worth of grant funding to nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria through its First African Impact challenge, which will see funding awarded to non-profit organizations that are…
- 17 Sept 2018
Lagos to Host Africa Fintech Summit for the First Time
Africa’s premier fintech event, the Africa Fintech Summit, will be held for the first time in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 8-9, 2018. This event comes on the heels of the earlier edition in Washington…
- 29 Nov 2018
Google Announces First Winners of Impact Challenge Africa
Google on Wednesday announced the winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria where Twelve non-profits and social enterprises each were awarded a share of $2m in grant funding. …
- 14 Oct 2013
ComTech Ministry Takes ICT Investment Drive to Silicon Valley
The Ministry of Communication Technology is holding a Silicon Valley Investment Forum in Sans Francisco; the United States of America to showcase the untapped potential of the Nigerian ICT sector-…
- 23 Oct 2015
Speakers @ Konga Seller Summit Tip e-Commerce to Drive Economy
Speakers at the maiden edition of the Konga Seller Summit held in Lagos recently, have underscored the e-commerce sub-sector as would drive the economy to greater height. The summit was attended by…