April 4th 2018 will mark one year after the award signing ceremony and another 2 years of kicking off Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD). But there still a strong wave of discontent among grantees…
Revisiting AVDD 2016: The journey from uncertainty to $3 million in grants
Following the grand finale of AVDD in Abuja, 81 startups out of 289 candidates who applied have since gone on to receive the sum of $40,000 each.…
Aso Villa Demo Day 2016 at a glance [Exclusive Photos]
The banquet hall in Aso Rock earlier today hosted individuals from different sectors in government and in the technology ecosystem. Although the Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD) finale was meant to have take…
Mark Zuckerberg is back in Nigeria to attend Aso Villa Demo Day
Barely 24hrs after his exit from Nigeria to Kenya, Mark Zuckerberg is back to Nigeria. Although he shared a disappointing news yesterday, his prescence in Abuja for the Aso Villa Demo Day shows how op…
These are the 3 Startups pitching at Aso Villa Demo Day today
Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) in Abuja received the Aso Villa Demo Day finalists to the final rounds of pitches yesterday. The journey began from Transcorp Hilton where the selected startups rested fo…
September 1st announced for AVDD 2016 finals
UPDATE: Following our publication, Aso Villa Demo Day appears to have been postponed indefinitely from September 1st. The website has been updated to display just “2016” as the date for th…
30 startups finally selected to pitch at Aso Villa Demo Day finals
Following the long wait, the Aso VillaDemo Day finals are finally close by, as the organisers have announced 30 startups who will pitch their ideas to the president on a date that will be communicated…
Aso Villa Demo Day 2016: The sudden fall from fame to obscurity
If you’re reading, then I’m about to take you on a journey for me that began on a cold Saturday morning; one of those rare weekends I wasn’t bothered about having to transcribe an in…
Innovative Startup? Register to pitch at Aso Villa Demo Day #AVDD2016
To reiterate all that has been previously emphasised, which includes but not limited to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s promise, and as well consolidating the future position of the government as regards …