Author: Techies Node
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What African Agri-tech Founders Should Build, Based on Market Investment
Agri-tech optimism in emerging markets has run ahead of the evidence for years. Venture capital arrived, models were copied across geographies without adapting to local conditions, and impact claims rarely faced commercial scrutiny. Briter’s new Agri-tech Investment in Emerging Markets 2025 report suggests that era is ending. It tracks $4.39bn in agtech funding across…
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#BuiltforAfrica StudyPlace, Building for the Knowledge Economy
One Place to Teach, Coach and Sell: Studyplace’s Case for Ending the Creator Tech-Stack Sprawl Ask a Nigerian educator or coach how they run their business and the answer usually sounds like a list of apps. A digital download goes up on one platform. The course sits on another. Live sessions run on…
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FutureHER Summit Brings Women in Tech to Ibadan This Saturday
She Innovate by ATC Africa’s FutureHER Summit takes place tomorrow, Saturday 10 October, at Ibadan Business School, Bodija,Ibadan from 9AM WAT. The FutureHer Summit is a flagship gathering of female talent, technical builders and industry leaders,convened by She Innovate by ATC Africa. The one-day event runs under the SHE Innovate banner with the tagline “Building Careers,…
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#BuiltForAfrica: Nethra is Fixing the Trust Problem in Nigerian Eye Care
In a market where anyone can hang a sign and call themselves an eye doctor, Nethra believes that verification, not another booking app, is the missing infrastructure. If you do a random vox pop about how Nigerians find eye care, and you will hear the same answer: referrals, proximity, and luck. A cousin knows…
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#BuiltforAfrica: Geeg.ng is Paying Nigerians to do Tasks
Geeg.ng wants to address Nigeria’s advertising distribution problem by turning ordinary users’ feeds into ad inventory. Nigeria’s advertising problem is partly a distribution problem. Brands, musicians and small businesses want attention on social platforms, but agency retainers and established influencers are priced beyond most of them. Social amplification marketplaces try to close that gap…
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Get The Funding Your Startup Idea Needs This October
Equilibrium Zone is running an upcoming Get Your Idea Funded virtual Meetup from October 8th to October 10, 2026, to help founders assess whether their ideas are ready for funding. Equilibrium Zone, which works with early-stage founders, says it has seen a recurring pattern: founders spend weeks building a product after positive feedback from friends…
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CREATIVE PATHS 2026 IS COMING TO IBADAN
Ibadan’s creative community gets a formal gathering point this October as the first edition of Creative Paths takes on October 31, 2026, in Ibadan . Creative Paths 2026 hopes to bring together creatives, builders, designers, storytellers, techies, Music artists , fashionpreneurs, entrepreneurs, students and industry leaders, with the goal finding the nexus between creativity,…
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The Techiesnode Storytelling Masterclass Returns This October
After a strong first run, the Storytelling Masterclass is back for its second edition, coming this October. If there is one thing the first session, held at TechRoom Innovation Hub made one thing clear: founders in Ibadan’s tech ecosystem have compelling stories, they just haven’t been given the tools to tell them. This edition builds…
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Capital That Doesn’t Require Relocation: Ebunoluwa Arimoro on What Oyo’s Tech Scene Needs
Ebunoluwa Arimoro started her journey in tech as a software developer, helping to create solutions for other platforms, but somewhere along that journey, she realized that she could do more to fill the gap between Technology and the everyday realities of Nigerians than just write code. That resolution has led to her creating Jobapay, and…
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#BuiltForAfrica: TourStack By Ckrowd
TourStack Wants to Make African Concerts Bankable. The Real Test Is Whether Banks Believe It. For Olukayode Adebayo, Founder/ CEO of Ckrowd, a concert is not just a concert; it is a temporary economy where people buy tickets, businesses provide services, workers get paid, and stakeholders at different levels earn money. But music concerts in…
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