By lt’s only a week until the AfricArena Lagos Summit 2025, which will highlight West Africa’s most promising tech talent begins.
The stage has been set, according to organisers, and the energy is building as the widely anticipated AfricArena fintech, mobility and logistics summit, which will take place at the Eko Hotel And Suites on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, approaches.
AfricArena established itself as a platform that facilitates market access and investment opportunities for a growing community of tech startups, angel investors, corporate innovators, and venture capitalists.
The company was set up with a digital-first approach and operates through a series of high-impact investment deal flow events, personalised interventions, and an open-source platform that promotes open innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Nigerian summit is the second leg on the AfricArena Tour 2025, following a successful launch at the Johannesburg Summit in March.
Next up is the European Summit in Paris, where African innovators will meet with international investors and ecosystem leaders.
The Nigerian event is organised in collaboration with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA).
The event is supported by AWS Startups, Redington, GIZ, and Octerra Capital, demonstrating a shared commitment to developing Africa’s technological innovation landscape, according to the organisers.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to be hosting our first major AfricArena Summit in Lagos, a city that is undeniably one of the powerhouses of African innovation. Our partnership with AVCA, along with the incredible support from AWS Startups, Redington, GIZ Techmybiz, GIZ SAIS and Octerra Capital, demonstrates a united effort to drive meaningful growth for African startups. This event is a key milestone in our journey to connect African innovation with global capital,” says Christophe Viarnaud, founder and CEO of AfricArena.
Over 20 high-potential startups-ranging from Seed to Series A stage-will take the stage to pitch their innovations across fintech, energy, e-commerce/logistics, and agritech.
These ventures represent the cutting edge of West African innovation and are tackling real-world challenges with smart, scalable tech, said AfricArena.
Viarnaud added: “With Nigeria’s track record as a breeding ground for Africa’s unicorns, this is a rare chance to engage directly with the next generation of game-changing founders and ventures.”
Some of these startups include the following: Moon Innovations Limited; Greenera Technologies; Koolboks; Xchange Box; Adashi; Northwave Limited; Agrovesto; myStash; Crop2Cash; Retailloop Technologies; Kamel; Loop; Anaxar; CDIAL AI and Vetsark.
Over 30 high-calibre speakers will discuss their insights and learnings about Africa’s rapidly changing tech, innovation, and investment scene, as well as actionable methods that the audience can use to take their companies and enterprises to the next level.
