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.…
The ‘Microsoft Mafia’ of the Nigerian tech ecosystem
The just concluded Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD) was a success in so many ways. No matter the arrangements involved, Mark Zuckerberg returned to Nigeria for the event and the startups selected had a grand…