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Y Combinator in search of Nigeria’s next big ‘start-up’

The United States-based Y Combinator is regarded as one of the world's foremost spawning grounds for emerging tech giants.

Michael Siebel
The CEO of Y Combinator, Michael Seibel on a tour of Ventures Platform offfice in Abuja on Tuesday
The CEO of Y Combinator, Michael Seibel on a tour of Ventures Platform office in Abuja on Tuesday

The CEO of Y Combinator, Michael Seibel, continued his tour of Nigeria on Tuesday with a visit to Ventures Platform, where he met with the founder of the Abuja-based innovation hub, Kola Aina; the co-founder and CEO of Paystack, Shola Akinlade, as well as owners and staff of several other start-ups in Nigeria’s capital city.

The United States-based Y Combinator is regarded as one of the world’s foremost spawning grounds for emerging tech giants.

Seibel is expected to speak more about his visit to Nigeria this afternoon when he features on the Guardian (@GuardianNigeria) Tweet Chat at 1:00pm.

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