The CEO of Y Combinator, Michael Seibel, who is currently in Nigeria, will be live on the Guardian Tweet Chat this afternoon at 1:00pm.

Y Combinator is renowned as the world’s foremost start-up incubator, having provided seed funding for thousands of establishments that have gone on to become household names such as Dropbox, Airbnb, Reddit, Weebly and Stripe

Seibel will speak on the purpose of his visit to the country and his plans for the country’s tech industry.

You can participate in the chat by tweeting at @GuardianNigeria