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Living in Goma and setting up a sustainable innovative startup requires more effort than an entrepreneur from Kinshasa as we are deprived of many opportunities and advantages.
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Tech competitions and Nigeria’s startup ecosystem, By Inyene Ibanga
Having access to external ideas and mentors are significant benefits of participating in the competition beyond the prize money.
Going by the increasing rate of startup competitions in the digital tech ecosystem, there are more grounds to believe that Nigeria is on course to becoming a digital powerhouse in the nearest future… But this would largely be determined by the level of collaboration between the public and private sectors to build a solid foundation for digital growth and investments.
Funding remains one of the biggest challenges for tech startups as they struggle to launch their dreams into reality. Starting a tech business is time-consuming and very expensive to get off the ground.
Why entrepreneurship in emerging markets matters
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The tech entrepreneurship scene is largely dominated by Western startup stories, unicorns with unbelievable valuations and highly charismatic founders. What about the rest of the world? More than 85% of the worldâs population lives in so-called developing countries, or what we refer to as emerging markets. Emerging because they carry deep historical burdens that have, in the past, prevented them from competing on a global level with international powers. But they now have immense potential to lead the future of our planet.
Thatâs why this year TNW partnered up with Seedstars, a fully-remote startup investor and accelerator that has been running the largest startup competition in emerging markets since 2013. After a startup selection process with over 5,000 applicants, 90+ local competitions, 10+ ecosystem networking events, 20 regional selection events, and fi