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Nigerian VC Firm Invests Into Social Mobile Music Service, Spinlet

By Loy Okezie On June 8, 2011 · 5 Comments

Spinlet, a cloud-based music streaming and storage app maker based in Finland has received a significant undisclosed investment from Verod Capital an emerging markets investment firm based in Nigeria, with interests across several sectors.…

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The 3 Biggest Winners At Social Innovation Camp Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On January 15, 2011 · 1 Comment

Today, three ideas out of 6 at the Social Innovation Camp Nigeria which held in Lagos this weekend emerged the biggest winners.

After some demo presentations of the ideas to the judges, here are the best ideas…

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Adlevo Capital Commits $52 million to African Technology Businesses

By Loy Okezie On June 15, 2010 · 2 Comments

Last week, Adlevo Capital announced its first closing of a $52 million capital commitment focused on technology-enabled businesses across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria and South Africa.

Adlevo Capital is a private equity firm focused on technology enabled infrastructure…

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ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities

By Loy Okezie On March 19, 2010 · 13 Comments

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In Search of Nigeria’s Silicon City

By Loy Okezie On October 3, 2009 · 4 Comments

At a time when some states in Nigeria like Lagos and Ogun have set the ambitious goal to achieve a mega city status, one wonders if a silicon city is in their master plans.

By Silicon City, I mean…

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SeedCamp for Africa?

By Loy Okezie On September 17, 2009 · 9 Comments

Since I started watching the African Technology scene, I’ve seen quite a good number of start-ups from Africa with great potentials. I’ve also reviewed some like Afrigator.

While we’ve also seen several techn0logy events such as BarCamps in several…

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10 Best Places to Create a Startup Hub in Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On July 21, 2009 · 7 Comments

Recently, I wrote about the most critical factors to consider before creating a startup hub in Nigeria. While any state government can actually make this happen, there are particularly some cities that could get it done faster within…

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