As part of commitment to transforming Anambra State into a startup destination, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sponsored the Anambra Startup Team, Foris Labs, to participate in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in California, United States of America.
Foris Labs, which is an Anambra-based startup, is a gamified virtual science lab startup simplifying complexities of science experiments, and the startup was selected among top startups to participate in the highly competitive ‘TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200,’ as one of the top 200 startups from around the globe to exhibit in the event held recently in San Francisco, California.
Soludo’s administration is deliberate about building the Solution Innovation District, which will become the Silicon Valley of Africa to see the emergence of startups, digital tribes and smart SMEs.
Special Adviser to the governor on Innovation and Business Incubation, Chinwe Okoli, who disclosed this to journalists, noted that the sponsorship of Foris Labs Team further demonstrates the state government’s commitment to fostering technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in the state through the Solution Innovation District.
She said: ‘In Anambra, we are inspiring new ideas, incubating startups, grooming the digital tribe and creating the enabling startup law for a comprehensive innovation ecosystem so that the people of Anambra State can compete globally and create jobs locally.
