Denis Opudo
Nigerian young entrepreneurs have something to smile about after Genesys Tech Hub committed itself to award a seed investment that cost more than N10 million in cash and support to three young start-ups selected by judges in the technology conference dubbed GenesysIGNIT. According to the startup 1, 000 entrepreneurs submitted their registration. The conference was held on 15th December 2017.
The fact that a total of 147 start-ups entered the competition is quite encouraging, and at the end of the day, nine of them were selected to pitch before a panel of judges made up Mohammed Ibrahim, Founder of Startup Arewa; Ommo Clark, CEO of iBez Solutions; Kolapo Ogungbile, Manager at Heartland Incubation Hub (Oluaka); Kayode Oyewole, Manager at Ventures Platform; Uche Aniche, Founder of Startups South; Obi Asika, Chairman of Dragon Africa; and Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., Presenter, Tech Trends on Channels TV according to the company.
Founder of GenesysTechHub, Kingsley Eze expressed optimism and confidence in the credibility as well as the wealth of experience of the judges while addressing a congregation before the selection. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., Presenter, Tech Trends on Channels TV said the main aim of the conference was to talk about current technology development as it affects the region and to gift professional insights, particularly for the participating start-ups.
