Olumide Soyombo

It’s not often you hear about African tech companies expanding into Europe. Some examples include fintechs Lidya and Korapay in Eastern Europe and the U.K., respectively. In the latest development,…

Bluechip, an African systems integrator with partners like Microsoft and Oracle, is expanding to Europe

Small and medium enterprises make up more than 95% of all businesses in Nigeria. But despite their sheer size and importance, a majority of them are underserved by financial institutions…

Ventures Platform, Hustle Fund back Nigerian fintech Brass in $1.7M round

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One of Nigeria’s high-profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack, PiggyVest and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital, a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with…

2:13 am PDT • July 26, 2021
One of Nigeria’s high-profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups