Wennopreneurs Go to Funding...!

The Wennovation Hub is pleased to announce the first funding window opportunity for Wennopreneurs within the Wennovation Eco-System. On Friday, February 17 2012- the top Wennovation Hub Companies, will have an opportunity to pitch their products, showcase working "demos" and the market opportunity to top investors under the auspices of a funding initiative conceived with the Tony Elumelu Foundation & Heirs Holdings Limited.

The private closed-door "Investors Speed Dating Event" is the first of a series of events designed to put start-up entrepreneurs in contact with top-notch potential funders, and marks the last phase in the series of successive milestones in the first Wennovation Cycle that began in June 2011.

Four Wennovation Portfolio companies from both the WennoCamp and Wennovation Platform tracks will be showcased. These are:

The Tony Elumelu Foundation is an Africa-based and African-funded not-for-profit institution dedicated to the promotion and celebration of excellence in business leadership and entrepreneurship across Africa.

Heirs Holdings is an African investment company focusing on principal investments in a variety of sectors across Africa. Our investment universe extends from start-up ventures to established high growth companies.

The Wennovation Hub as a true hub for start-up business development located in Ikeja, Lagos with a focus on synthesizing high impact start-up growth, facilitation and development in West Africa. It is operated by LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited.