The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will be hosting the 12th edition of Startup Friday at Base, 7/8 Aguleri Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, Enugu state on 26 April 2019.
Startup Friday is a forum specifically designed to grow an exchange community of investors, mentors and key players to ignite the regional tech-preneurship ecosystem ecosystem and also to identify talents within the region.
NITDA thorugh the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) will give opportunities to innovators at the event to submit their pitch decks and win cash prices. Successful startups will be eligible to attend the OIIE’s 5-Days StartUP Clinic.
The program is in collaboration with hubs and universities in the south-east and it is targeted at bringing together the regional ecosystem stakeholders and also identifies innovators to be further supported by the NITDA.
The program also helps the OIIE to bridge the gaps among startups, investors, mentors, buyers and other stakeholders in the ecosystem.
At the Enugu startup event, participants will be taken through a pitching session for possible early stage funding and other supports for the best selected startups. The platform will also avail startups the opportunity to leverage on networking for side pitching and exposures to interested stakeholders.
Startups with commercially viable solutions and products will be exposed to potential investors and customers within and outside government as well as other interested parties seeking to invest or partner to take such solutions to market.
Interested startups can register here for the event.
