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<p>Seven Nigerian startups are set to pitch at the 9th edition of Africa Tech Summit London on June 6th at the London Stock Exchange. The summit, which focuses on unlocking global capital and forging new connections between African ventures and international investors, will feature 13 African startups taking the stage to pitch to global investors.</p>
<p>The Africa Tech Summit London is a one-day event that brings together more than 350 investors, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to shape key movements for Africa’s tech ecosystem and explore the future of the continent’s technology in a world of shifting economic tides. The 13 startups will pitch ideas to a room of global investors and decision-makers, many of whom have developed an interest in Africa’s tech potential.</p>
<p>Backed by recognised partners such as Amazon Web Services, Bank of America, Flutterwave, and the UK Department for Business and Trade, the summit aims to connect promising African startups with the capital and networks they need to grow beyond borders.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Among the 13 startups that will pitch are 7 Nigerian startups, namely: Blueroomcare, WALLX Africa, Build Africa, MyItura, NotchHR, Pika Insights, and Blockradar. Others are CtrlFleet (South Africa), Lawyered Up (South Africa), straitPay (Pan-African), NjiaPay Group (South Africa), Rafiki (South Africa), and Smartfill (South Africa).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>According to the Africa Tech Summit founder, Andrew Fassnidge, the event is beyond pitching and investment and will seek to provide long-term partnerships for these startups and help ignite their innovative display.</p>
<p>“<em>The funding taps may have slowed, but the appetite for scalable, impactful African solutions hasn’t gone anywhere. This summit is about more than investment—it’s about forging long-term partnerships that can help African innovation thrive on the world stage</em>,” he said.</p>
<p>While the selected startups cut across sectors such as fintech, healthtech, blockchain, and climatetech, the diversification signals Africa’s innovative endowments. The summit will also feature sessions on topics such as generative AI, cross-border payments, IPO readiness, and Africa’s investment resurgence.</p>
<p>Although venture funding into African startups dropped in March, where startups were only able to raise $50 million, the figure in April saw a 586 per cent increase as African startups raised $343 million during the month, according to a report by African startup funding analytics company, Africa the Big Deal.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>Read More: </em></strong><a href="https://technext24.com/2025/05/06/funding-african-startups-raised-in-april/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong><em>39 African startups raised $343m in April as 2025 funding hits $803 million.</em></strong></a></p>
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<h4 id="meet-the-7-nigerian-startups-set-to-pitch-at-africa-tech-summit-london" class="wp-block-heading">Meet the 7 Nigerian Startups set to pitch at Africa Tech Summit London</h4>
<h4 id="1-blueroomcare" class="wp-block-heading">1. Blueroomcare</h4>
<p>Founded in 2022 by Moses Aiyenuro and Ebunoluwa Collins, <a href="https://blueroomcare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Blueroomcare</a> is a pioneering Nigerian healthtech startup transforming access to mental healthcare across Africa and the diaspora. It offers an insurance-covered digital therapy platform connecting users with licensed therapists via in-app messaging, video, and voice calls. While Blueroomcare competes with various healthtech firms such as MyTherapistng and Akoma Health, it has a competitive advantage by primarily serving insurance members, unlike competitors that target direct-to-consumer markets.</p>
<p>The startup has secured pre-seed funding from investors like EHA Impact Ventures, TVC Labs, and Innovest Africa. It claims to be Africa’s largest insurance-covered therapy service, partnering with HMOs such as Reliance, AXA, Leadway, and Tangerine, and covering over 2 million Africans.&nbsp;</p>
<h4 id="2-wallx-africa" class="wp-block-heading">2. WALLX Africa</h4>
<p><a href="https://vc4a.com/ventures/wallx-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">WALLX Africa</a> is a fintech startup providing AI-powered solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to manage international transactions, simplify local dealings, and establish credit records. The platform features robust APIs, AI-based fraud detection, and enterprise security, serving over 10,000 SMEs.</p>
<p>Co-founded by Richmond Ogigai and Olasubomi Jegunmah in 2020, the startup is based in Lekki, Lagos State, and New York, USA. WallX has been selected for the Spring 2023 cohort of New York accelerator Starta. It is also one of the 12 startups selected for the second cohort (2023) of the Fast Accelerator program supported by Microsoft.</p>
<h4 id="3-build-africa" class="wp-block-heading">3. Build Africa</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.buildafrica.store/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Build Africa</a> is a startup dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions across Nigeria. It leverages technology to streamline construction processes and reduce costs, aiming to address Nigeria’s housing deficit.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Founded by Tayo Odunsi, the startup aims to revolutionise the construction materials market in Africa by making it easier, more affordable, and more transparent. The startup isn’t directly focused on providing affordable housing solutions in the same way as companies like YALO or FHFL, which offer rental or financing options. Instead, Build Africa focuses on streamlining the process of procuring building materials, which may directly impact the affordability and accessibility of housing indirectly.&nbsp;</p>
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<h4 id="4-myitura" class="wp-block-heading">4. MyItura</h4>
<p><a href="https://myitura.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MyItura</a>, founded in 2022 by Shina Arogundade and Adeoluwa Ogunye, is a digital healthcare platform that allows patients to schedule diagnoses, to make healthcare more accessible and patient-centred. The startup is building Nigeria’s largest health ecosystem that utilises telemedicine, remote health monitoring, and online pharmaceuticals to improve health outcomes for Africans.</p>
<p>Described as Shopify for healthcare providers in Africa, MyItura provides a scalable health platform to enable healthcare providers to provide digital health solutions to their own patients. The platform supports telemedicine, remote health testing, and pharmacy.</p>
<h4 id="5-notchhr" class="wp-block-heading">5. NotchHR</h4>
<p><a href="https://notchhr.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NotchHR</a> is a human resources technology startup offering solutions for talent acquisition, employee management, and HR analytics. While addressing essential HR needs for businesses, NotchHR gives organisations the tools they need to attract, acquire, manage, and retain talented employees.</p>
<p>Founded in 2021 as MyXalary, a homegrown solution focused on simplifying payroll for African businesses, the platform provides organisations with real-time data insights, payroll automation, tax &amp; pension compliance, performance tracking, onboarding flows, employee self-service, and learning management. It takes the heavy lifting off HR teams so they can focus on building culture and driving growth.</p>
<h4 id="6-pika-insights" class="wp-block-heading">6. Pika Insights</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.pikainsights.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Pika Insights</a> is a startup that provides data analytics and market intelligence, with a focus on informal commerce in emerging markets. Pika transitions informal retailers from paper ledgers to a bookkeeping app, which opens them to a marketplace of financial partners. This activity generates critical last-mile retail data for corporations across several industries.</p>
<p>Since the startup launched in July 2024, Pika has grown to attract over 1500 retailers and N500 million in Gross Transaction Value. In April 2025, Pika signed a strategic partnership with the largest trade association in Nigeria, representing over 5,000 sub-associations and over 40 million informal retailers.&nbsp;</p>
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<h4 id="7-blockradar" class="wp-block-heading">7. Blockradar</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.blockradar.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Blockradar</a> is a stablecoin wallet infrastructure provider that offers transactions for fintechs with a focus on security and scalability. The Nigerian Startups looks to solve the problem of complexity in managing crypto wallets for fintech companies by providing a non-custodial wallet infrastructure. Through this, fintechs can issue dedicated wallet addresses to their customers, enabling seamless deposits and payments using stablecoins.</p>
<p>The startup was initially founded in 2024 by Abdulfatai Suleiman and announced Morgan Williams as a co-founder in March 2025. Abdulfatai Suleiman is recognised as a leading blockchain &amp; full-stack engineer behind some of Africa’s most impactful fintech products – including Paystack (acquired by Stripe).</p>

7 Nigerian Startups set to pitch at Africa Tech Summit London 0n June 6

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