{"id":9912,"date":"2024-07-15T13:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfi-ci.org\/?p=9912"},"modified":"2024-07-15T15:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:08:02","slug":"4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfi-ci.org\/fr\/4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"4 green energy startups win N20m DBN seed funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=4%20green%20energy%20startups%20win%20N20m%20DBN%20seed%20funding%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/share\/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F&amp;text=4%20green%20energy%20startups%20win%20N20m%20DBN%20seed%20funding\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=4%20green%20energy%20startups%20win%20N20m%20DBN%20seed%20funding%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F&amp;title=4%20green%20energy%20startups%20win%20N20m%20DBN%20seed%20funding\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2F4-green-energy-startups-win-n20m-dbn-seed-funding%2F\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>\u2022Women most beneficiaries of DBN investments with 72% \u2013 Okpanachi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Juliet Umeh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four Nigerian startups with\u00a0innovative ideas around green and renewable energy have won a total of N20 million in seed funding from the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, at the bank\u2019s 2024 Techpreneur Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/live.primis-amp.tech\/content\/video\/amp\/videoIframe.php?s=114290#amp=1\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit, in its third stage, held in Lagos with the theme: \u201cCatalyzing Tech Innovation: Empowering Entrepreneurs for Regenerative Growth,\u201d is aimed to promote investor-ready technology innovations within the Nigerian ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing Director\/CEO of DBN, Dr. Tony Okpanachi, while announcing the seed funding during the event, highlighted DBN\u2019s commitment to supporting sustainable ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThis year, the 2024 DBN Techpreneur Summit seeks to promote and showcase investor-ready technology innovations within Nigeria\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem, while providing access to a pipeline of investors and subsequently funding to qualified techprenuers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo achieve this, DBN is partnering with Addium Capital to organize a dedicated DealRoom session within the summit. This exclusive DealRoom will serve as a platform for techprenuers to meet with potential investors directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy integrating DealRoom into the summit, we aim to bridge the gap between capital seekers and investors, catalyzing funding opportunities and fostering regenerative growth within the Nigerian tech ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs part of the activities lined up for this year\u2019s DBN Techprenuer Summit, a pitch session will be held to showcase innovative ideas around green\/renewable energy and other sustainable innovations and a total prize sum of N20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) has been earmarked for four successful winners of the pitch as seed money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs DBN, we have played our part in connecting you with investors and funding opportunities, and we encourage you to take full advantage of the discourse and the Dealroom\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While noting the success of the first and second Techpreneur summits, Okpanachi emphasized the bank\u2019s success in promoting gender parity in the tech space, with 72% of DBN beneficiaries being women and 24% being youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, \u201cAs a wholesale Bank, we lend through commercial banks, microfinance banks and other financial institutions that meet our criteria\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that in addition to lending, DBN provides technical assistance to financial institutions participating in its lending program to encourage them to lend to the MSMEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cDBN also assists in capacity building for MSMEs through our various initiatives, one of which is the Techpreneur Summit, which was initiated to better understand the needs of Nigeria\u2019s tech ecosystem to provide sustainable financial solutions to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.img-box {\n    text-align: center;\n    background-color: #222;\n    display: none;\n}\n.wp-block-file a.wp-block-file__button {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    display: table;\n    line-height: 1.8;\n    font-size: 0.88889em;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    background-color: #0073aa;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022Women most beneficiaries of DBN investments with 72% \u2013 Okpanachi By Juliet Umeh Four Nigerian startups with\u00a0innovative ideas around green and renewable energy have won a total of N20 million in seed funding from the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, at the bank\u2019s 2024 Techpreneur Summit. 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