Will Stevens, the United States consul general, says the US government will help Nigerian technology startups to access the country’s market.
“The US government is all in on Africa because we believe that the solutions to the problems we face are right here, in this room today. So, we are trying our best to grow and evolve the incredible relationship that already exists between Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem and the United States,” Stevens said.“We estimate that nearly 60 percent of Nigeria’s startups are receiving their venture capital from the United States already, and so we are trying to grow that.
“It also allows you to get expedited appointments for your visa request because you are a US company just like Chevron, Exxon, Microsoft. You are incorporated in the US, you are a US company. So we want to continue to give that big hug to the ecosystem.