By Dipo Olowookere
Nigeria’s digital publishing company, Publiseer, has been selected to pitch at the ‘The Best of Nigeria Ecosystem Challenge’ organized by AfricArena, a South Africa-based conference that gives to the best Nigerian startup companies an opportunity to pitch their businesses, and bring the best investors and corporates from Europe to Africa, and introducing them to the greatest startup Africa has to offer.
“I am delighted to announce that Publiseer has been selected to come pitch on d-day and maybe win your ticket for the grand final in November,” said Adrien Maire, the Event & Project Manager of AfricArena in an email to Chidi Nwaogu, the CEO of Publiseer, welcoming the digital content distribution company to the AfricArena community. The pitch event will be taking place in Lagos on the 18th of July at the MEST Lagos incubator. According to Adien of AfricArena, “AfricArena is the ultimate deal flow platform, bringing investor and startup together in one central location.”
The event sources and finds the best startups in Lagos, aiming to give them exposure in front of their network of corporates and investors who are looking for partners such as startups to start working in Lagos.
To increase its reach and go bigger this year, the AfricArena team is travelling to several destinations around Africa including Lagos, to source and look for the best business models Africa has to offer. The challenge will be six startups selected, and the winner will have the opportunity to participate in the AfricArena main event in Cape Town in November.
Publiseer is a digital publishing platform tailored to meet the growing needs of independent African writers and musicians from low-income communities. Nevertheless, Publiseer is home to several A-list Nigerian musicians, DJs and producers, international musical artists and famous writers. As of writing, the profitable company has distributed and monetized over 500 creative works of over 250 writers and musicians worldwide.
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