Toro Orero has been appointed as CEO of Zone Tech Park and brings vast experience with startups both as a managing partner at Silicon Valley VC Fund DDF and the founder of The African Startup Institute and SpeedUPAfrica,
To date, US$6.5 million has been invested in Zone Tech Park to build the infrastructure and environment needed to help African startups scale and compete globally. Zone Tech’s startups will have direct access to more than 400 domestic and international corporations who are clients of WorkForce.
Olagunju said, “African startups are faced with significant challenges that hinder their growth. Zone Tech will change the status quote and help individuals and their businesses to realise their full potential through education, venture building and strategic enterprise support.”
Zone Tech Park is unique among tech hubs in Africa in a multitude of ways:
Prior to its official launch, Zone Tech ran a small pilot program and has built two products so far:
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