Lekki As a Start Up Hub
The Tech/Online space has recently gone into a boom especially in Nigeria, to be more precise Lagos. This is very interesting because some 4 years ago there where only very few players. Nigeria was not even considered as a major tech market although was acknowledged as a potential.
I have been around the Tech/Online space for a while and I there is a consistent increase in the number of players. Since the major launch of players in Nigeria you may have noticed that Lekki has been one of the major Hubs for online start-ups. This however has not fully being recognized, I think.
Jobberman, for instance, started in 2008 and found a good location in Lekki, this was around the time when a lot of people where just starting to keep off going online. Nevertheless, they helped pave the way for online businesses in Nigeria. Since then I have noticed a consistent increase in online start-ups in Lekki.
Now you will find major Incubator tech hubs located in Yaba such as ccHub, Idea and many others using Yaba as the heart of tech in Lagos when most people are missing where the older guys started. Lekki has played a big role in the tech start up industry in Lagos and I see it as major hub for start-ups.
Jumia Nigeria’s biggest online retailer started from Lekki in 2012, Checki the online car classified website, Sabunta, Buyam, Tranzit, Qluqlu, City chops, Hello foods, Kaymu, Jovago, Sunglasses.com, Pulse.ng, Glamour.com.ng and a lot more that have come out of Lekki.
Even though some of the online businesses might have closed down and moved on but the fact remains Lekki is one of the start up hubs to look out for in Lagos. There are so many businesses starting up in Lekki that people are not aware of.
Just recently we had startups Africa and Capital square, Venai Business open open up in Lekki along with Rocket internets incubator for the small rocket ventures in Nigeria. So you can imagine the number of start ups in Lekki That originated from here.
Also it may seem Lekki has been discovered as a residential place for ages but there is the business side of Lekki that is growing and it doesn’t stop with malls/shops, it continues with growing online businesses that extend beyond the reach of the community.
Have a great week,
xoxo
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