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Future Africa Founder, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, to invest $100,000 in Nigerian startups

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June 30, 2022
The founder of investment firm, Future Africa, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, has disclosed his company’s willingness to invest in small businesses operating in Nigeria, in a bid to assist their growth. Aboyeji co-founded Flutterwave and Andela, leading them to become a billionaire-dollar company in Nigeria, before quitting the product market to become an investor in the product market. He launched Future…
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Thepeer raises $2.1 million to connect businesses

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June 28, 2022
As more African startups spring up to solve the myriad of problems on the continent, the issue of interoperability emerges. Fintech users, for example, want to complete transactions seamlessly without cycling through numerous options, and Thepeer believes it can solve that. Today, the startup announces its seed round of $2.1 million, led by the Raba Partnership, an early investor in Flutterwave…
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Bumpa Partners With Google To Empower SMBs Across Africa

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June 16, 2022
Foremost e-commerce platform startup, providing easy business management for SMEs: Bumpa, has joined with Google in an initiative aimed at empowering Africa’s small and medium businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. The Google Hustle Academy, seeks to provide MSMEs across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa with expert training on business strategy and development, digital…
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Lagos State Government to adopt Nigeria Startup Bill at state level 

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June 13, 2022
The Lagos State Government has said it will domesticate Nigeria Startup Bill in the state to fast-track the growth of the startup ecosystem in the country. The Special Adviser on Innovation & Technology to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, Tunbosun Alake, who disclosed this said that domesticating the law at the state level will help the country in its implementation. According to him, Lagos State…
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