Naija Startups & Global Entrepreneurship Week: African Investor Dinner

Naija Startups, an entrepreneur community, founded by digital media professional and INSEAD MBA alumni, Miss Aramide Abe – hosted African investors at a roundtable in Lagos during Global Entrepreneurship Week on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The goal was to enable a conversation on how to increase and capture local funding for startups on the continent.

It was an engaging and thought-provoking discussion co-moderated by Joshua Adedeji of the Aspen Institute (Network of Development Entrepreneurs) and Aramide Abe, founder of Naija Startups. The event was well-attended by key startup ecosystem stakeholders, including Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund; Mr. Eghosa Omoigui,

Mr. Olaotan Towry-Coker, CEO Afritickets; Miss Aramide Abe, Founder, Naija Startups; Mr. Sam Senbanjo, Managing Partner, Neon Ventures; Ms. Olanike Jagun, Member, Rising Tide Africa, a female angel investor network

Managing Partner, Echo VC Partners, a venture capital firm; Ms. Olanike Jagun of Rising Tide Africa, a female angel investor network, Mr. Sam Senbanjo, Managing Partner, Neon Ventures, a private investment firm and Ms. Tosin Faniro-Dada, Head (Startups) at Lagos Innovates, an innovation arm of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.

Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund; Miss Aramide Abe, Founder, Naija Startups; Mr. Akinola Ojo, CEO, Ocean Deep Energy Services