Africa: Nigeria's Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa's Innovation Push - Report: [Leadership] Nigeria's growing influence in Africa's technology and innovation ecosystem has received fresh global recognition as startups founded by Nigerians emerged strongly on Bloomberg's latest list of 25 African Startups to Watch. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSmv8R #Nigeria #TechInnovation #AfricanStartups #TechEcosystem #StartupSuccess

Tunisian insurtech EYST just closed a funding round with 216 Capital, a local VC focused on fintech & insurance tech.

- The cash will accelerate product development and help EYST broaden digital insurance reach across the region.
- It signals growing confidence in African insurtech as a catalyst for wider coverage and better CX.

#InsurTech #FinTech #AfricanStartups #DigitalInsurance #DecentralizedFinance

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Africa: Four Nigerian Startups Selected for Google's 10th Accelerator Africa Cohort: [Premium Times] The four selected Nigerian startups focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to bridge gaps in financial inclusion and communications. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSBYn0 #AfricanStartups #NigerianStartups #GoogleAccelerator #ArtificialIntelligence #FinancialInclusion

Africa Doesn’t Need Unicorns. It Needs Camels.

Africa doesn’t have a startup problem. It has a 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆-𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 We keep building Silicon Valley startups in environments that reward 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, not hype. Unicorns burn cash. Camels store it. Unicorns chase valuation. Camels chase survival. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 > 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 > 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀 In Africa, survival is innovation. Build camels. 🐪🌍 #AfricaMustChange #AfricanStartups #BuildForAfrica #CamelNotUnicorn #SustainableBusiness

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Africa Doesn’t Need Unicorns. It Needs Camels.

Africa doesn’t have a startup problem. It has a 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆-𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 We keep building Silicon Valley startups in environments that reward 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, not hype. Unicorns burn cash. Camels store it. Un…

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