Elijah Affi is the Creative Director and Co-founder of Takeout Media. With years of experience and a demonstrated work history in the marketing, advertising, and strategic communications industry, he has developed solutions for renowned International Organisations, Regional Organisations, Corporate Organisations, and Donor Funded Projects. He is also a Mandela Washington Fellow and a distinguished associate of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON).

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Gerald Black, formerly known as Gerald Okonkwo, is a highly accomplished professional in the field of entrepreneurship, sales and business development. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Madonna University and has also completed various professional courses, including Business Development, Project Management, and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies from London Academy Business School and HarvardX.

As the Managing Partner of Microblack, a sales, business development, and growth marketing ad hoc team specializing in assisting tech startups in achieving growth, Gerald has established himself as a leading expert in sales and growth consulting. His firm specializes in helping startups accomplish their business goals and attain success.

Gerald's entrepreneurial spirit has led him to found several successful startups throughout his career. In 2011, he founded Wefix, a company that provided on-demand cleaning and facility management services. In 2016, he established iFixng.com, a similar venture that further solidified his reputation as a serial entrepreneur.

In 2018, Gerald founded Parkit, a startup focused on autotech vehicle care. The company was later acquired by Fixit45, a spin-off of Cars45, where he assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development.

With his extensive experience and expertise in entrepreneurship, business development, and project management, Gerald has become a sought-after consultant and mentor in the startup community. He is highly respected for his innovative thinking and his ability to transform ideas into successful businesses. 🚀🚀🚀 Subscribe to my newsletter: https://substack.com/@cynthiaechisom?r=13q7ni&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile 🚀🚀🚀

Meals by Reni is a leading Food Delivery Service in Lagos, Nigeria

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Ose Iyoke is the CEO of ZST Technologies, a software engineering company specializing in Govtech solutions.

With 6 years of software engineering experience, he has co-founded three start-ups.

At ZST Technologies, our flagship application is Eyemark, which was launched by former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari as the official monitoring and evaluation tool for the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Eyemark empowers Nigerian citizens to easily discover, track, and provide feedback on public projects in their vicinity. Our focus is on leveraging technology to enhance transparency and citizen engagement in governance.

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Ekondo is a plant company promoting environmental sustainability and wellness through the community.

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Check out develoPPP Ventures Funding Programme, and it's targeted toward Nigerian founders seeking funding. In this program, you stand the chance of getting up to 100,000 euros in matching funds.

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Futurize turns university students into entrepreneurs. Futurize delivers cutting-edge innovation and incubation programs that enable world-class universities and businesses to collaborate to build early-stage ventures.

They support the growth of purpose-driven ventures and provide entrepreneurship training through a global platform of world-class universities, companies, investors, and social enterprises.

Victor Daniyan is a tech entrepreneur who established Yourrider Limited, a logistics company that uses technology to enhance its services. He is also the brain behind Nearpays, a state-of-the-art financial technology system. Victor's passion lies in conceptualizing, building, and scaling innovative projects both in Nigeria and globally.

Before delving into entrepreneurship, Victor gained valuable experience in the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. He contributed significantly to the development of Nigeria's 5G technology while working with major telecommunications companies like Huawei and Nokia.

Rita Idehai is a social entrepreneur who works at the nexus of environment, social inclusion and economic development. She is the founder/ CEO of Ecobarter, a tech enabled platform enabling Nigerians use their wastes as a currency.

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Ugoo Chukwunyelu is the CEO and co-founder at Shopazhub Universe, a tech startup that builds suites of data analytics and AI-powered tools and platforms that enables SMEs seamlessly control their offline and online business operations.

Ugoo believes that commerce is a major driver of prosperity in Africa, hence digitizing and providing SMEs with the right tool that can enable them seamlessly manage various segments of their business both online and offline operation will foster their growth and job creation,

Prior to starting Shopazhub, Ugoo worked in banking, Insurance, and e-commerce. During his stint in finance, he developed products that help foster financial inclusion for the unbanked. He founded the Shopazhub Universe to develop suites in products along the commerce, fintech, and logisy=tics verticals.

Ugoo is a trained Product Manager and has piloted the development of many tech products in the African Startup ecosystem. Apart from business, Ugoo is a strong believer in the fact that African problems can only be solved by Africans, and hence all citizens should look at loopholes in their society so they can create solutions for and drive growth.

Ugoo holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology Education from the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka.