“"Our first year we did US$1.2 million, completely self-funded. I used my life-savings."”

“"Our Workhouse Start programme is going to be an in-house team that helps members bring their ideas to reality."”

“"If we'd done Talentbase 5 years ago...people didn't care about paying taxes. Now with the economy in its current state, people want to become more efficient."”

“"We're tring to address the talent gap in Africa. Our mission is to get 100,000 world class developers on the continent."”

“"Nollywood Week in Paris happens every year and showcases the best Nollywood films."”

“"Medixus is a platform for doctors across Africa...we connect them and it's a safe space for them to collaborate on patient cases."”

“"A local tech compoany will be looking at connecting their product with user needs. (Our students) will work with them to understand the needs, the pain points and behavious they need to target."”

“"The first step to developing this solution was for there to be a robust, secure and trusted land registry."”

“"Domestly is an online marketplace. We connect vetted cleaning professionals with those requiring their service."”

“"The system proposed was that most matatus would go cashless by having cards and they were supposed to be given by the banks".”

“"Our website is a platform and home for a bunch of wonderful resources and opportunities to connect with experts. Ever week we run a webinar."”

“"We want 50% of all our revenues to be digital in three years time."”

“"We've been so excited by the growth in Nairobi. It's one of those markets in Uber that we say we wished we'd launched it earlier."”

“"The largest number of entries for start-up support was from Lagos. Then the second largest entry was from Abuja which shocked us. The third one was Kaduna."”

“"At WEF in Kigali there was a lot of talk about smart cities in the Northern Corridor with the Internet of Things and sensors: traffic management, environmental services, etc"”