Nigeria leads African tech startup funding, fintech dominates

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UberDOST8022 "9/16/2022 3:31:45 PM" Nigeria leads African tech startup funding, fintech dominates

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As Founder of UberDOST android App and Mobile Banking FirstMonie App & USSD it wasn't easy earning with the softwares but the only thing that kept me focused was my Physicist understanding especially Computational Physics thou just only on my graduate knowledge because I have not gotten my M.Sc knowledge the only masters I presently have is a mini MBA from Telecoms Mini MBA.

What astonished me is that despite all my applications for funding at Ingressive Capital application, Morgan Stanley multicultural application, Seeds Star application, LG NOVA application , my funding didn't come from any of the above but just a reality Angel Investment.

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