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As we ease into 2025, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and recharge for the exciting opportunities ahead. Whether you're dreaming big or setting bold goals, this year promises growth and transformative milestones. For founders, investors, and dreamers, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of bold steps and progress. Welcome to the new year—let’s make it count! Tap to read more in our latest newsletter!👇🏾

🚀 Scaling Culture & Innovation: A Startup’s Balancing Act 🌟 Culture and innovation are the lifeblood of any startup, but scaling these values as you grow? That’s where the real challenge lies. At LSW 23, Ashley Immanuel, Co-founder & COO of Semicolon, shared powerful insights on how startups can navigate this journey effectively. Her expertise illuminated the path to building sustainable, value-driven organizations that thrive in an ever-changing landscape. Were you there to catch her talk? Share your biggest takeaway in the comments! 💡 #StartupCulture #Innovation #LagosStartupWeek #Leadership #Growth #LSW #Disruptingthenextdecade #LSW25

Fiona Weeks - MD, West Africa Pulse , discusses the role of AI in journalism to improve productivity and storytelling. #LagosStartupWeek #LSW24 #AI #PrimeStartups #DND

Thrilled to announce that the Aurora Tech Award 24-25 is now accepting applications! This global annual prize, founded by inDrive, is designed to support women entrepreneurs in tech by helping them gain visibility and attract investment. It’s a fantastic opportunity to receive feedback from venture capitalists, mentorship, PR support, and cash prizes. Don’t miss out — the deadline is November 21st, 2024. Apply to make a difference in the tech world: https://lnkd.in/duz_C7Tn

Hungry for More? Here's How Founders, Investors, and Innovators Push Through What keeps us moving forward, you might ask? Founders, like the infamous Raymond "Red" Reddington from The Blacklist, often find themselves in a world of complexity and uncertainty—fueled by an unrelenting drive for that elusive success. Reddington pursues his objectives with a blend of grit, strategy, and resilience, much like the tenacious founders and investors in today's landscape. So, what's the lesson here? Tap to read all about it our latest newsletter!👇🏾

Lagos Startup Week × Aurora Tech Awards - Partners’ Update The Aurora Tech Award is an international prize founded by inDrive, designed to support women founders in IT by helping them gain visibility and attract investment. With only 2.3% of venture funding currently going to women-led startups, this award offers a vital opportunity for women entrepreneurs to level the playing field. The 24-25 Open Call is now live—. Tap to read all about it our latest newsletter!👇🏾

We had an inspiring fireside chat with Somachi Chris-Asoluka CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation at Lagos Startup Week 2024. Sponsored by Aurora Tech Award, this session was filled with valuable insights for the next generation of female founders. Somachi shared powerful advice: • Take Control: “In your life, you have to be in the driver’s seat. Go after the life you desire.” • Resilience: “What sets a great founder apart is resilience; the first ‘no’ isn’t the final ‘no.’” • The Entrepreneurial Journey: “Entrepreneurship isn’t a linear path; there will be ups and downs, but you have to keep going.” She also highlighted the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s commitment to empowering women, with 50% of participants in their training programs being women. Somachi urged entrepreneurs to think long-term, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and green practices in building the future.

We were more than elated to have hosted Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, at Lagos Startup Week 2024. On the 13th of July 2024, he gave an outstanding keynote speech at a convergence of key ecosystem players and decision makers on the importance of digital innovation in Africa, highlighting the key role Prime Startups, through Lagos Startup Week, has played over the past 9 years. He also emphasized the need for collaboration within and outside Africa for continued growth and development. Additionally, he hinted at prospective investments by U.S. companies in the Nigerian tech ecosystem across diverse industries. This was such a progressive meeting, and we are grateful for the privilege of fostering this important conversation. We are excited and look forward to the fruits this will no doubt yield.

Last week, we had one of the most engaging panel sessions at the Lagos Startup Week 2024 Prime Startups. Our session was titled “Investors and Founders; friends with benefits?” We are glad that the our panelists not only did a great job discussing the topic from the founder/investor perspective but that the audience engaged as well, asking thoughtful questions. Thank you Bernard Ghartey, Tito Cookey-Gam, Jennie Nwokoye for the insightful session. #duediligence #LSW24

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Programs Manager, Damilola Daniels , represented Utiva at the just concluded Lagos startup week convened by Prime Startup! 🎉 She was on the panel session that talked about "Digital Skills: The New Normal of Literacy," and she shared her insights and expertise on the evolving landscape of digital skills. Here are some of the highlights: Research carried out in 2022 showed that the Digital skill gap index in Africa is between 1.8 - 5, which is low to the global scale of 6. Digital literacy offers vast potential for economic growth, innovation and improved access to services for all. We need to put Africa on the map as a great source of quality tech talent. In all, it was a wholesome session. Thank you The Incubator Hub for having us and Prime Startups for putting it together. #Utiva #lagosstartupweek #digitalskills #futureofwork #panelsession #innovation #networking #primestartup #fliT #incubatorNG #3MTT