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🎙 Sylvester Kay-Adade on 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗩𝗖 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 💼🌍💡 Speaking on the ELIGENT TV: 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹, 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 shared his insights on how venture capital investors and angels can realistically approach exit opportunities in Nigeria — and why patience is the ultimate investment strategy in African markets. 💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 1️⃣ 💰 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 Investors in Africa typically realise returns through: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 – selling equity to another fund. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – local or international buyouts remain the most common route. 𝗜𝗣𝗢𝘀 – rare, given current market constraints and valuation challenges. 2️⃣ 🔄 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 Nigeria’s biggest exits — like 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 — show how startups scale regionally via acquisitions, helping investors exit profitably while fuelling continental growth. 3️⃣ 🕰 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 Unlike Silicon Valley’s 5–7 year cycle, Africa’s growth takes longer due to infrastructure and market maturity. “You can’t apply a Western playbook to an African ecosystem,” noted Sylvester — underlining the importance of long-term commitment. 4️⃣ 🦓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 ‘𝗭𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮,’ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 ‘𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻’ Investors should prioritise sustainable, impact-driven ventures with realistic valuations — “zebra” startups that prioritise resilience and community value over inflated billion-dollar targets. 5️⃣ 🌐 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 Today’s founders expect more than money. Investors can stand out by offering: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 🧭 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “Africa needs patient capital. You can’t rush growth here. The most successful investors are those who stay, support, and grow with the ecosystem — not those who chase quick exits.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with AI for Africa and partners in the 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. #𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗧𝗩 #𝗔𝗜𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 #𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 #𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 #𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 #𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗜𝗻𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 #𝗭𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 #𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 #𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 #𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 #𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

🎙 Esther Eruchie on the 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 🤝🌍✨ Speaking on the ELIGENT TV: 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹, Esther Eruchie, founder of FriendnPal (PREDICTIVE AI MULTILINGUAL MENTAL HEALTH), highlighted how community-driven ecosystems are shaping Nigeria’s new generation of entrepreneurs. 💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 1️⃣ 🌆 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 While Lagos remains the heartbeat of Nigeria’s startup scene, other cities like Abuja, Ibadan, and Port Harcourt are fast emerging as innovation hubs — nurturing clusters in agri-tech, edtech, and policy-tech. 2️⃣ 🧩 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Networks such as 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, and 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 provide safe spaces for founders to connect, validate ideas, share knowledge, and build stronger ventures. 3️⃣ 🗣 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 Being part of a community isn’t just about taking — it’s about contributing value. Founders who mentor peers, share resources, and engage meaningfully gain deeper, more sustainable support. 4️⃣ 🎓 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 Academic hubs and accelerator-linked communities like 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 bridge research, youth innovation, and practical startup building. 5️⃣ 💻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 Online spaces — especially LinkedIn — have become powerful tools for visibility and networking, helping founders connect globally and build authentic digital brands. 🧭 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “Community is where resilience is built. It’s not just where you find help — it’s where you learn, give, and grow together.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with AI for Africa and partners in the 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. #𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗥𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲 #𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗧𝗩 #𝗔𝗜𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 #𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 #𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 #𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 #𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 #𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 #𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗜𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵

🎙 Esther Eruchie on 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 💡🧠🌍 Speaking on the ELIGENT TV: 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹, Esther Eruchie — founder of FriendnPal (PREDICTIVE AI MULTILINGUAL MENTAL HEALTH), Africa’s first 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 — shared her journey of combining technology, empathy, and strategic mentorship to build a scalable, impact-driven business. 💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 1️⃣ 🎯 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 Early-stage founders must identify what they need most — funding, product validation, or market access — before joining programs. “Knowing your ‘why’ shapes the kind of accelerator or incubator that truly helps you grow.” 2️⃣ 🧩 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 Programs like 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 (𝗟𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗙), and 𝗬𝗔𝗟𝗜 provided access to mentors who helped refine strategy and scale AI models for mental health solutions. 3️⃣ 🚀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 & 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 Initiatives such as 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀 enabled founders to validate products, understand local users, and connect with investors. 4️⃣ 💰 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 Within one year after launch, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹 raised a 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, demonstrating how mentorship and ecosystem support can directly drive scalability. 🧭 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: “It’s not always about chasing capital. The right mentorship, clarity of purpose, and local market insight can define your success far more than funding alone.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with AI for Africa and partners in the 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. #𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗥𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲 #𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗧𝗩 #𝗔𝗜𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 #𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗜𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝗔𝗜𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 #𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 #𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 #𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 #𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 #𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 #𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵

🎙 Dr. Tony Ifeanyi Nwose 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜–𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 🇳🇬🤝🏛️ Dr. Tony Ifeanyi Nwose highlighted how 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 are increasingly working hand-in-hand to strengthen 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 1️⃣ 📜 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐀𝐜𝐭: 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 by government, private sector, and startup founders. Provides 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, and 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 across multiple sectors. 2️⃣ 🏗 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 - Agri-tech founders gain access to 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. - Logistics startups receive 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. - Education ventures benefit from 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠. 3️⃣ 🏦 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 & 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 Financial institutions now ask: “How do we support startups?” They provide 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 to strengthen the ecosystem. 4️⃣ 📑 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Startups can now operate without becoming full commercial or microfinance banks. This 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 accelerates scaling across Africa, with Nigerian fintechs expanding into 𝐑𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝. 🧭 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬. They generate massive returns, attract global interest, and create value that strengthens the entire economy. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Ai for Africa and partners in the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. #𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐍𝐰𝐨𝐬𝐞 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 #𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐀𝐜𝐭 #𝐀𝐈𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 #𝐕𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 #𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

🎙 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 💰🇳🇬🌍 When asked how 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐂 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 compares with other African markets, Oluwole Ogunlade stressed 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, and 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 as key differentiators. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 1️⃣ 📊 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 In 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 attracted more 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 than any other African country, making it the 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐛. 2️⃣ 🦄 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 Nigeria has produced some of 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: - 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 (valued over $𝟑𝐁) - 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 (acquired by 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞 in 2020) - 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚 (global talent unicorn) - 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 ($𝟏𝟏𝟎𝐌 Series C in 2024 → $𝟏𝐁 valuation) - 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐚 (publicly listed, pioneering African e-commerce) 3️⃣ 🌍 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 Investors must avoid treating 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 as a 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤. With 𝟓𝟐 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, and even 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 split into 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, success requires 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. 4️⃣ 📈 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐎𝐈 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 is delivering 𝟐.𝟑𝐱 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 compared to many other African markets, signalling 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 5️⃣ 👥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 Today’s 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 are more 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, which strengthens the ecosystem and attracts sustained VC interest. 🧭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐞: “𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 doesn’t need to prove itself anymore — the 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 already show why it’s 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐂 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Ai for Africa and partners in the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. #𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐞 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐕𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐀𝐈𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 #𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 #𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 #𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 #𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 #𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 #𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

🎙 Dr. Tony Ifeanyi Nwose 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐂 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 💰🌍✨ When asked how 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 compares to other African markets, Dr. Tony Ifeanyi Nwose highlighted the 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 shaping 2025. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 1️⃣ 🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 The influx of 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 has been pivotal in activating 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐂 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 and raising awareness of its opportunities. 2️⃣ 🤝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 Rather than entering alone, many 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 are partnering with 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐂 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 who deeply understand the 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞. 3️⃣ 💵 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 Recent deals — like 𝐓𝐋𝐆 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩’𝐬 $𝟐𝟎𝟎𝐌 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 with a 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐂 — are funnelling capital into 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 such as 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, and broader 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 4️⃣ 🔁 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 This 𝐜𝐨-𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 is working because it 𝐝𝐞-𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 for foreign players while empowering 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐂𝐬 with the firepower to 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🧭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲: “𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐂 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 is no longer just about foreign capital flowing in. It’s about 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 between 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 and 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 — a model that is already delivering results.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Ai for Africa and partners in the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. #𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐍𝐰𝐨𝐬𝐞 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 #𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐀𝐈𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 #𝐂𝐨𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 #𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐕𝐂 #𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

🎙 Raphael Isah 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 👩🏾💻🌍✨ When asked how international founders and investors can tap into Nigeria’s talent pool, Raphael Isah emphasised that the country’s greatest asset is its young, tech-savvy population — a driving force behind its startup ecosystem. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 1️⃣ 👩🏾💻 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 Nigeria’s population is predominantly 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, with a fast-growing base of 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 2️⃣ 🏫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 Organisations such as 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, and 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 are expanding 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, preparing Nigerians for 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 3️⃣ 🌍 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 should 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 in Nigeria to access 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 ready to scale internationally. 4️⃣ 🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 Engaging 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 ensures not just 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 but also 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 of Nigeria’s challenges — from 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🗣 “𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞; 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭.” 5️⃣ 🌐 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 Hiring 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 means tapping into 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, given shared challenges and opportunities. “𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Respectech-HR and partners in the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. #𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 #𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 #𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 #𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐎𝐟𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

🎙 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮 on 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 🚀🇳🇬🌍 Representing the 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓) 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛, Chimdalu Onwualu highlighted the rich network of 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐬 that support entrepreneurs in Nigeria, while also serving as entry points for 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 💡 Key Startup Support Mechanisms in Nigeria: 1️⃣ 🏛 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 - Nigeria Startup Act: documents startups in a government database, providing access to opportunities, incentives, and recognition. - Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI): builds founder readiness and connects startups with policy support. 2️⃣ 💡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐬 - CcHub (Co-Creation Hub): Nigeria’s flagship hub driving innovation across sectors. - Respectech: ecosystem enabler with education-linked startup programs. - AUSTinspire - Innovation Hub: supports early-stage ventures through research-driven incubation. - Collective Labs & Human Labs: university-based hubs nurturing talent. 3️⃣ 🌍 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 & 𝐏𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 - AfriLabs: connects 400+ innovation hubs across Africa. - Innovation Support Network (ISN): strengthens collaboration between hubs in Nigeria. - Founder Institute Nigeria: global accelerator supporting founders at pre-seed stage. 4️⃣ 🖥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 - Microsoft Founders Hub (Office for African Transformation): empowers -African startups to build AI- and cloud-driven solutions on Azure. - Moody’s initiatives and other corporate-backed programs increasingly target African founders. 5️⃣ 🌱 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 International investors and entrepreneurs can tap into hubs and networks to: - Partner with local founders - Pilot solutions - Scale across Africa 🗣 “Almost every major tech organisation now has programs targeted at Africa — the opportunities for cross-border collaboration are immense.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Respectech-HR and partners in the Nigerian startup ecosystem. #𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐂𝐜𝐇𝐮𝐛 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 #𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 #𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 #𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐇𝐮𝐛 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 #𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐎𝐟𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

🎙 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮 on 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 🌍💡🇳🇬 Representing the 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, Chimdalu Onwualu highlighted how Nigeria is home to a growing wave of startups that blend profit with social impact, making the ecosystem especially attractive for impact investors. 💡 Key Insights from Chimdalu’s Perspective: 1️⃣ 🌾 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Startups are working with farmers to boost yields and connect them to global markets. 2️⃣ 💳 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 - Fintech solutions are enabling SMEs to access finance and build long-term resilience. 3️⃣ 🎓 𝐄𝐝𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 - Education-focused ventures are helping students improve learning outcomes and academic performance. 4️⃣ 🏢 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 - Social enterprises are fostering community-driven engagement and supporting grassroots innovation. - Creative industry ventures are training 6,000+ young people in animation and post-production, building future-ready jobs in Nigeria’s digital economy. 5️⃣ 🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Nigeria’s startup ecosystem is impact-driven — solving real social challenges while building sustainable businesses. 🗣 “For international investors seeking impact-driven opportunities, Nigeria is one of the most promising destinations right now.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Respectech-HR and partners in the Nigerian startup ecosystem. #𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 #𝐄𝐝𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 #𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 #𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 #𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐎𝐟𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

🎙 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 on 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 💸🇳🇬🌍 Speaking on the ELIGENT TV panel, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 reflected on how Nigeria’s venture capital ecosystem is maturing rapidly — becoming more diverse, localised, and founder-friendly. 💡 Key Insights from Juliet’s Perspective: 1️⃣ 🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 - Global players like 𝐓𝐋𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 now co-invest regularly with international VCs. - Funds from the Middle East (𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬) and Asia are increasingly active, especially post-Dubai Expo & Gitex Africa. 2️⃣ 💼 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Beyond international inflows, local funds are expanding — backed by: - 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 - 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 - 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 like the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐀). 3️⃣ 📑 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - Shift beyond equity-based VC toward revenue-based financing and other innovative models. - Startups now access funding that aligns with their stage, strategy, and sustainability goals. 4️⃣ 📉 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 - Lower cost of capital as competition among funds increases. - Deeper mentorship as experienced investors actively guide portfolio startups. - A more founder-friendly ecosystem, focused on smarter, flexible, and long-term support. 🗣 “Nigeria’s VC ecosystem is no longer just about capital — it’s about smarter funding, stronger mentorship, and local ownership of innovation.” 📣 Panel hosted on ELIGENT TV in collaboration with Respectech-HR and partners in the Nigerian startup ecosystem. #𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐣𝐨𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐭 #𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐓𝐕 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 #𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐀 #𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 #𝐓𝐋𝐜𝐨𝐦 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐎𝐟𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 #𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐕𝐂