Nollywood hosts leading technology investors from Silicon Valley

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March 22, 2017 3:18 PM

The event put a spotlight is on the influence of technology on media and entertainment and what can be improved upon.

Geeks from Silicon Valley in Lagos, Nigeria.

Geeks from Silicon Valley are currently in Lagos, Nigeria as part of a two-and-a-half week tour of Africa organised by Silicon Valley accelerator 500 Startups, Africa Technology Foundation (ATF), and Ingressive.

After a series of events on Monday, March 20, a press conference was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

At the presser, there was a panel that had curators of the tour which comprised of Dave McClure, Founder 500 Startups; Chris Burns, senior coordinator for digital development, USAID; Monique Woodard, venture partner 500 Shades, 500 Startups; Jeff Harbach, CEO, Kauffman Fellows; Chioma Ude, founder of AFRIFF; Gbenga Obadina; and Stephen Ozoigbo, CEO, African Technology Foundation, who planned the event for about 2 years and holds the task of walking the geeks through curated events across Africa.

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500 Startups have made investments in 6 companies in Nigeria and 5 others across Africa. The investment firm is in Lagos to learn more about the financial ecosystem in Lagos and Nigeria.

One of the marquee events of their visit, Geeks Meet Nollywood, held at the FilmHouse IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, yesterday. The event, organised by the Africa Technology Foundation and the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), put a spotlight is on the influence of technology on media and entertainment and what can be improved upon.

The Geeks are looking to develop new products and services and search for accelerators, investors and other venture capitalists to have more interest in the African continent and drive more technology, create jobs and of course make money.

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