Loy Okezie

Since the past one year and a half, I’ve been passionately writing about startup companies and profiling the entrepreneurs behind them. I must say it’s been an interesting experience for me!

Unfortunately, if you ask me how many start-ups I’ve reviewed, profiled or mentioned and/or the number of startups that launched between 2008 and 2009, I’d likely give an off the cuff figure.

Call that unprofessional, if you like, but isn’t record-keeping a huge problem in Nigeria? Lol. Well, my hope is for the emerging startup industry (dotcom industry, if you like) in Nigeria, to have an effective and reliable database record of startup activities in Nigeria starting from 2010.

Interestingly, I’ve decided to create the Startups Nigeria Report (SNR), a quarterly report that will x-ray (with statistical data) the activities of startup companies across a variety of technology sectors: consumer media and entertainment, social networking, mobile communications, advertising and ecommerce within Nigeria’s emerging start-up industry.

This report which will cover trends in start-up foundings, product features, financings (if possible) will attract industry experts, CEOs, technology enthusiasts, software developers, telecoms operators, investors, entrepreneurs and students as well as those interested in Nigeria’s web industry.

If you would like your startup to be included in the Startups Nigeria Report (SNR) to be released in Q1 2010, kindly complete this form.

If you would like to advertise your business, product or service to the business, technology and startups community in Nigeria via the Startups Nigeria Report (SNR), you can contact me via loy.okezie (at) gmail.com

The Startups Nigeria Report will be available for download in PDF format as well as in print.

Update: The deadline for submission of start-ups is December 31, 2009.

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