Techstars has ended its Lagos accelerator program, closing out a two-year run of investing in early-stage African startups. While this signals the end of its physical presence in Nigeria, Techstars plans to keep supporting African founders through its global network. But this exit leaves a big question
In the bid to improve the state of the economy, the CBN governor initiated measures to “take charge of [Nigerian] markets,” and Binance was a casualty. This was the beginning of a lengthy public battle between the Nigerian government and Binance.
