In furtherance of its strategic function of stimulating the expansion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, the Improvement Financial institution of Nigeria (DBN) has held a pre-selection session to shortlist tech innovators who will probably be collaborating within the closing pitch in the course of the Financial institution’s annual flagship tech occasion, DBN Techpreneur Summit, holding in Lagos, subsequent week.
The Techpreneur Summit 2024 seeks to advertise and showcase investor-ready expertise improvements inside Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, whereas offering entry to a pipeline of buyers and subsequently funding to certified techprenuers. The theme for the DBN Techpreneur Summit 2024 is, ‘Catalyzing Tech Innovation: Empowering Entrepreneurs for Regenerative Development.’
Commenting on the importance of the pre-selection course of, Managing director/CEO, Improvement Financial institution of Nigeria, Dr. Tony Okpanachi, mentioned it was an important stage to slender the house for the perfect amongst equals to be decided, including that it was additionally a value and time-saving mechanism for each the innovators and evaluators. He mentioned pre-selection is a chance for innovators to boost their probabilities of success within the pitch competitors.
Affirming the significance of the screening session, Managing Director of Addium Capital, Mrs. Consolation Aruosa-Osemwegie, acknowledged that it was geared toward making the tech founders prepared for potential buyers, who will even be attending this yr’s Techpreneur Summit. She disclosed that by means of a partnership between DBN and Addium, a non-public fairness and enterprise capital agency, an unique Deal Room will maintain throughout the summit and it’ll function a platform for techpreneurs to fulfill with potential buyers immediately.
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