Village Capital, in partnership with Techpoint, is hosting a panel during the Lagos Startup Week, to discuss the value proposition of accelerators, both African and international.…
There is a new venture fund from Silicon Valley for Nigerian entrepreneurs
There is a new venture fund from Silicon Valley,…
VP Osinbajo visits Silicon Valley with Nigerian tech entrepreneurs
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, is currently in the Silicon Valley with some Nigerian tech entrepreneurs. The trip, which will comprise of road shows, will last till Wednesday, July 11, 2018…
Why the Silicon Valley model does not work for Nigerian tech startups
The answer to Africa’s problem is not in Silicon Valley. Africa needs to understand those surrounding factors that make its environment flourish.…
10 Nigerians who are big shots in Silicon Valley
There is a saying that there’s hardly a place on earth you would not find a Nigerian. Here a few of them who hold lead positions in Silicon Valley…
Female entreprenuers, register to pitch at Google Demo Day in Silicon Valley
Following the success of the last edition of Google Demo Day (Women’s edition) held in December 2015, Google is hosting another Demo Day to feature some of the world’s best early-stage startups …
NerveFlo and 4 other Nigerian startups make it to the GIST Tech-I Competition 2016
Remember the GIST Tech-I Competition of the U.S. Department of State and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that we announced sometime late last year? We are pleased to …
3 African startups make Y Combinator Demo Day 2016
Twice a year, the latest batch of startups in Y Combinator’s incubator program get a chance to showcase their products to a set of invited guests in Mountain View California and these events are…
These young Africans are about to disrupt the way you ship from overseas to Africa
People travel everyday, especially Nigerians. If you travel a lot, chances are you’ve become the designated transporter of goods among family and friends. But what if I told you such an often ex…
Registration for the 2016 African Diaspora Investment Symposium is now open
Registration for the 2016 African Diaspora Investment Symposium is now open. The symposium is a groundbreaking event that brings together entrepreneurial experts and leaders of the Diaspora and Afric…
You can be a part of a 7-day visitation to Silicon Valley. Find out how
If you are techie or have a business that revolves around the internet or within the tech space, then it is most likely that the term Silicon Valley is not strange to you. Silicon Valley is home to ma…
10 wisdom nuggets on running a successful Nigerian Startup
So you really want to quit your whatever you are doing now and startup your own (online) business? Your very own Nigerian startup. But do you have any idea what it takes to be an entrepreneur, especi…
3 solid reasons why African Entrepreneurs cannot afford to fail
Another day another advice on failure. I read an article that says you have to fail 100 times before you quit. Yes you read that right. If you’ve not failed about 100 times you have to keep going unti…
Silicon Valley based VC firm, 500 Startups has eyes on Nigeria
Based in Silicon Valley, with over $175 million under management, Venture Capital firm 500 Startups is looking to make its first set of investments in Nigerian tech companies, Bloomberg reports. In an…
Silicon Valley fan fiction from millionaire Co-founder of Firefox
If you’re a fan of Richard Hendricks and the and his crew on the sitcom, Silicon Valley, you might just love this. Blake Ross, a founding member of the Mozilla project and former Facebook employee is …
Win N500,000 and Free Trip to Silicon Valley in the Marvel Web Tech Showdown
Marvelweb are organizing a Tech showdown with Techcrunch’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan Shieber this July where winning participants get to attend Techcrunch Disrupt. Tech Showdown is a Technology Compet…
4 requirements for creating Africa’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Can Nigeria create Africa’s version of the Silicon Valley? Of course, we can; so the question really should be how we go about doing that. Having a tech entrepreneurial community is one of the best wa…
Silicon Valley is Back and Better
I wrote an article a while ago about tech shows you guys should immediately start watching, and if you took my advice —and I’m hoping you did— I’m glad to announce that one of my favourites on that li…
5 Companies With the Coolest Office Spaces in Nigeria [Photos]
Nigerian offices are notoriously monotonous and stifling. I mean, perks like staff buses and “thirteenth month” bonuses are great but, how about we did away with the boring fluorescent bul…