Some foreign investors, mainly from the United States and Latin America, are currently on a visit to Nigeria to familiarise themselves with the business landscape with a view to investing in the country now or in the future.
The tour, tagged Africa Walk, a concept of the Unicorn Group aimed to boost foreign investment flow to Africa, was essentially to afford the foreign investors opportunity to personally assess Africa against negative information that have discouraged them from exploring business opportunities on the continent, particularly in Nigeria, for decades.
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Among the visiting companies are Mac Venture Capital represented by the Managing Partner, Marlon Nichols; Diego Roel, Founder and CEO, for Strap Technologies; Seyi Akinwale, Senior Vice President, for CE Capital; Trident Capital represented by the Managing Partner, Eric Taylor; Softbank, represented by the Vice President, Dami Osunsanya; Hernan Fernandez and Camilo Kejner, managing partners, representing Angel Ventures; Founder and VP of Product, Roman Weishaupl and Co-founder and CEO, Bianca Loew, for Saferoom, and Co-founders, Rodney Williams (chairman) and Travis Holloway (CEO) for Solo Funds.