LASG Parleys MEST As It Plans To Partner With Startups And Incubators

There are countless startups and incubators that are domiciled in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria.

It seems the Lagos State Government wants to take advantage of this which may have prompted the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and employment, Tunde Durosinmi-Etti to visit Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) where he deliberated with some startups.

The Commissioner said the government expects tech incubators to partner with them to boost innovation by bringing communities of entrepreneurs together to increase the flow of local knowledge and foster collaboration.

The nation reported that the commissioner spent time listening to each MEST startup founder on the problems their businesses were trying to solve and offered answers on what opportunities state has provided for them to take advantage of.

Some of the startups present at the meeting were DroQque, uses crisp candidate profiles, unassisted video interviews and artificial intelligence to help companies find talent faster, Oncenout, an online marketplace for pre-owned fashion items, including high street, premium and luxury brands.

Other start-ups present at the meeting were Amplify, Curacel Health and Tress.