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Over the years, global accelerators, especially Y Combinator and Techstars have played an important role in providing opportunities for African tech entrepreneurs to access mentorship and funding to build their startups from zero to scale.
In 2016, two graduates from the University of Jos—Daser David and Hyginus Horson—founded nHub in Jos, making it the first tech and innovation hub in northern Nigeria. The following year, another innovation hub, CoLab launched in Kaduna.
In 2016, two Ethiopian entrepreneurs—Amadou Daffe and Hiruy Amanuel—founded Gebeya to bridge the shortage by providing training and also serving as a marketplace between these talents and companies in Africa. We look at the next phase of this company.