EchoVC In The News

Time 100: Gro Intelligence - Accounting for climate change, Time, April 2021
How founders can avoid blind spots and make better decisions with EchoVC’s Eghosa Omoigui - Techcrunch, March 2021
Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding - Gro Intelligence, January 2021
Why ‘antifragility’ positions Africa as the destination for investor capital - Techcabal, April 2020
Due Diligence: VC in Africa the opposite of Patagonia vests, Blue Bottle coffee and Burning Man - How We Made It In Africa, October 2019
WorldCover raises $6M round for emerging markets' climate insurance - Techcrunch, May 6, 2019
To Drive Inclusion, Fintech Solutions Should Focus on Last Mile Users - Techcabal, April 24, 2019
The Rise Fund Leads $5 Million Series A Investment in SystemOne - ThisDayLive, November 7, 2018

Kukua secures US$2.5M funding injection - KidScreen, November 12, 2018
Easyshop Easycook Secures Seed Financing for Fresh Food Supply Chain - TheGuardian, May 7, 2018
Nigeria’s myPadi secures EchoVC funding - Disrupt Africa, March 15, 2018
Investors are backing a startup tackling Nigeria’s blood delivery challenge - Quartz, January 31, 2018
TPG Growth Leads Investment in Global Agriculture Data Business, Gro Intelligence - BusinessWire, October 24, 2017
Investor That Backed Uber And Airbnb Invests In New York And Nairobi-Based Agri-Tech Company - AFK Insider, October 25, 2017
Frontier Car Group Secures $22 Million in Funding; On Road to Revolutionize Used Automotive Sales in Global Emerging Markets - MarketWatch, May 23, 2017
Nigeria’s Cars45 closes $5M round to digitize Africa’s used autos markets - Techcrunch, May 1, 2017
Developing ICT ecosystem critical to boosting Nigeria’s non-oil revenue - Vanguard, October 3, 2016
AdPump's parent company secures $1 million funding from EchoVC - Pulse.ng, March 17, 2016
Nigeria’s S&T Media Just Secured $1 Million Seed Funding From EchoVC - TechCabal, March 17, 2016
Nigeria’s S&T Media raises $1m for petrol pump digital advertising - Disrupt Africa, March 17, 2016
FG’s N300b innovation seed fund to create 35,000 jobs - Vanguard, January 27, 2016
EchoVC Targets $50m Funding For Nigeria ICT - Leadership.ng, January 27, 2016
7 most active investors in African tech in 2015 - Disrupt Africa, February 9, 2016
It’s EchoVC’s Busiest Year In Nigeria Yet - TechCabal, October 19, 2015
EchoVC Partners backs Nigerian digital printing startup Printivo - PE Hub, October 19, 2015
Is this Nigerian start-up about to overhaul Africa's $6 billion printing sector? - Africa Business Review, October 16, 2015
Printivo Closes On Seed Funding From EchoVC Partners - Techcabal, October 15, 2015
Africa Is An Opportunity To Seize, Not a Problem To Be Solved - Case Foundation, September 22, 2015
Which African country gets the most venture capital investment? - World Economic Forum, June 9, 2015
Nigeria’s Hotels.ng Grabs $1.2M To Expand Listings Across Africa - Techcrunch, May 26, 2015
Eghosa Omoigui On How To Get Half A Million Dollars From Venture Capitalists - Ventures Africa, December 6, 2014