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FirstBank Nigeria Tech Fund

Key Information

Organisation

FirstBank Nigeria

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

NGN 20,000,000 – 100,000,000

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Description

Corporate venture arm supporting Nigerian startups building financial infrastructure.

Eligibility Criteria

Early-stage fintech and trade-tech startups in Nigeria with scalable IP.

Focus Sectors

Fintech, Logistics, TradeTech

Equity Terms

Equity; focus on supply chain and digital transaction volume growth.

Startups That Could Apply

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Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Hubtel Ghana Ghana's digital commerce pioneer

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