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18th July 2018

The Summit will bring together investors and investment professionals in the fintech ecosystem to discuss the digital revolution.

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Daystar Power joins Flutterwave, Paga as Endeavor Nigeria companies

Renewable Energy, Uncategorized

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Christian Wessels and Jasper Graf von Hardenberg, the co-founders of Nigerian renewable energy startup Daystar Power, have joined Endeavor Nigeria’s network of entrepreneurs. This comes after Daystar secured $4 million in debt financing from SunFunder, a solar energy-focused investor, to scale its energy provision services. Founded in 2017 and based in Lagos, Daystar Power provides […]

Gokada partners with Jumia on food deliveries

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How Endeavor Nigeria is trying to help high-impact entrepreneurs scale

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At the Endeavor Nigeria annual gathering in January, Halima Aliko Dangote walks in with her father who is introduced to a group of Flutterwave volunteers from MIT Sloan. Doing the honours is Bolaji Balogun, a 90’s veteran of First City Monument Bank, and CEO of Chapel Hill Denham, a Lagos-based investment consultancy. The Dangotes’ arrival […]