234Finance locked down some serious banking muscle for their Mentor Matchup Challenge 7.0 event, getting Zenith Bank to anchor the whole thing with Providus Bank, VFD Group, Fidelity Bank, and Access Bank jumping on board. The platform is pushing this continental free trade agenda by connecting African startups with actual money people who can write checks, and the banks are showing up to talk about credit facilities and investment strategies that work for the African market.
The two-day conference is happening at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, and it's basically set up so entrepreneurs can pitch directly to financial institutions while getting mentorship on the side. The whole point is fixing the capital access problem that keeps African businesses from scaling up, especially with the continental trade agreement trying to get off the ground.
The two-day conference is happening at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, and it's basically set up so entrepreneurs can pitch directly to financial institutions while getting mentorship on the side. The whole point is fixing the capital access problem that keeps African businesses from scaling up, especially with the continental trade agreement trying to get off the ground.
