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- 20 Aug 2024
Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) Limited has announced the appointment of Kola Aina, Founding Partner and General Partner of Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage venture…
- 31 Jul 2019
Ventures Platform Hub Rejigs Leadership Team Appoints Mimshach Obioha New Executive Director
Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, of Ventures Park, effective 1 August 2019. …
- 7 Nov 2025
Ventures Platform, Nigerian Firm Raises another $64m
Ventures Platform, Nigerian venture capital firm has announced the first close of its second Africa-focused fund, raising $64 million of a planned $75 million. Dotun Olowoporoku, general partner; and…
- 22 Jun 2026
How Haneefah Adam Beat Artists Nationwide to Win Prestigious Futures Art Award
Ventures Platform and the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic University, are pleased to announce Haneefah Adam as the winner of the inaugural Ventures Platform–YSMA Futures Art Award,…
- 7 Jul 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Graduates 23 Founders as Cohort II Ends, Opens up Applications for Cohort III
The Lagos chapter of the world's largest pre-seed start-up accelerator, Founder Institute, recently celebrated the 23 founders who successfully completed Cohort II, in an online version of their…
- 16 May 2022
Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as a New Venture Partner
Less than 6 months after the first close of its $40m fund, through which it has already invested in 10 of the most promising startups in Africa, pan-African VC firm, Ventures Platform is announcing…
- 8 Feb 2023
NGX Appoints Advisory Panel on Digital Technology Products
As it advances on its digital transformation agenda, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), said it had set up the NGX Digital and Technology Products Advisory Panel. The Panel would provide a forum for…
- 7 Nov 2025
Nigeria’s $618m Tech Incubator Debuts
Nigeria made its first direct investment to support technology-enabled startups, as it seeks to back a sector that has already grown commercial capital Lagos into a key tech hub for Africa, according…
- 6 Jul 2017
Startups Ecosystem Development in Nigeria
The city of Abuja is not necessarily regarded as the city for Startup Entrepreneurs, but all that is changing with the likes of Abuja Technology Village, Box Office incubator, Ventures Platform, VP,…
- 9 Nov 2016
Attend Technology Development (TechDev) Summit 2016, Enugu
Trips to various tech cities and hubs across the world has taught me one key lesson and that is that Nigeria certainly does need more technology conferences and events that target various strata of…
- 30 Sept 2019
Nigerian Tech Community Battles SARS Over Illegal Arrests of Software Engineers
Nigeria’s technology leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young people with laptops and unlawfully arrest, attack or, in…
- 4 Dec 2019
Lagos hosts technology conference to integrate innovation into growth plan
In line with its transformational objectives, Lagos State Government is hosting a world-class conference in conjunction with Eko Innovation Center (EIC) to discuss integration of technology and…
- 13 Dec 2019
LASG, Tech Co-create Solutions for Smart City Agenda
In fulfillment of Lagos State’s promise to engage with the technology ecosystem in co-creating solutions for its Smart City agenda, Art of Technology 1.0, themed ‘Bridging The Gap’ was held on the…
- 21 Feb 2020
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, has announced that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja, Nigeria. With plans to run two semesters annually, the…
- 9 Mar 2020
Winners Emerge at ARM’s DAAYTA 2020 Edition
The finalists pitch event for the 2020 edition of the Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme held on March 6 th , 2020 at Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos with Eferobosa Oguegbu of The Paper…
- 23 Mar 2020
Ventures Platform, Lagos State Government Partner in Fight Against Covid-19
Ventures Platform, the Africa-wide network that supports entrepreneurs and innovators to succeed, today announced a partnership with the Lagos State Government through its agency, The Lagos State…
- 1 Apr 2020
NITDA Inaugurates Advisory Committee to Help Cushion Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has inaugurated a 10-Member Advisory Committee to advise Government on measures to be…
- 10 Nov 2025
FG Backs $64m Tech Fund, Unveils New Startup Financing Plans Under iDICE Programme
Nigeria’s Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme has announced plans to launch two new funds in 2026 to expand financing opportunities for startups in the country’s…
- 28 Sept 2020
Digital Explorers Launch Paid Traineeship in Lithuania for Nigerian Female Data Analysts
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…
- 21 Apr 2021
ARM Wraps Up DAAYTA 2021, As Scrapays Technologies Win ₦12m Grant
The finalists’ pitch event for the 2021 edition of the Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme held on April 9 th , 2021, with Tope Idris Sulaimon of Scrapays Technologies Limited emerging…
- 10 Aug 2021
Lamide Johnson Joins KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead
Lamide Johnson has joined the KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead (Nigeria). Lamide Johnson This is a six-year pioneer project co-funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…
- 21 Oct 2021
Nigerian Fintech Secures $1.7mn Financing Round “to Bet on African SMEs”
Brass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has today secured $1.7mn in funding to address the heavily…
- 16 Dec 2021
Nigeria Startup Bill Poised To Unlock Digital Potential
Nigeria has moved a step closer to rolling out its landmark Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) that will further deepen the country’s technology ecosystem and enable a sector on the cusp of exponential…
- 16 Dec 2021
Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
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…
- 31 Mar 2022
ARM’S DAAYTA 2022 Virtual Finalists Pitch Event Holds on April 8th 2022
ARM has announced that the 2022 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) finalists pitch event will hold virtually on April 8th, 2022. This is the fourth edition since the pilot run…
- 15 Dec 2022
Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund Above the Initial Target at $46M
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M.…
- 1 Aug 2023
Remedial Health Raises $12M to Deliver Financial Services for Pharmacies, Drive Deeper Growth in Nigeria
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an equity and debt funding round to deepen the…
- 22 Oct 2023
Beyond Limits Africa Launches DICE
Beyond Limits, in partnership with key stakeholders in the tech, business, and creative ecosystem, proudly announces the forthcoming D.I.C.E (Digital Innovation & Creative Excellence) mixer…
- 20 Jun 2016
Segun Ogunsanya, Airtel MD to Deliver Keynotes at NITEC'16
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, managing director, Airtel Nigeria, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (#NITEC2016). Ogunsanya will be…
- 25 May 2016
Ventures Platform Unveils Nigeria’s Full Service Tech Innovation Hub
Ventures Platform announces the commissioning of its Ventures Park Abuja Campus, the first full service tech innovation hub providing incubatory, residential, and co-working spaces for start-ups…