Huawei Cloud has announced the launch of its startup program in Nigeria.
The company disclosed this in a statement during the Huawei cloud Startup Summit Nigeria 2024.
The event with the theme “Unleash the Power of Startups” kicked off in Lagos on Thursday 4th of April 2024.
Paul Adigun, The Ecosystem Director of Huawei Cloud Nigeria, said that the startup program will provide startups with;
- leading cloud-native infrastructure,
- professional services, and
- up to $150,000 credit voucher for cloud adoption.
The company is set to achieve these through three key initiatives ;
- advanced cloud platform,
- startup talent development, and
- business resources
The event attracted over 150 industry startups, venture capitals and partners in Nigeria . Participants shared ideas on startup innovation, ecosystem collaboration, and digital transformation.
The Director of Huawei Cloud, Hugo Hu , in his speech highlighted some challenges of innovation. He listed technology, funding, data security and compliance,”
Bringing Huawei Cloud into the picture, he explained;
“Huawei Cloud has committed to providing an ecological platform for Nigerian startups, as well as enabling startups to get cost-effective cloud resources with ease and reach business opportunities at a faster pace.”
“We strongly believe Huawei Cloud is a better choice for Nigerian startups”.He concluded.
In his keynote speech, Hugo also disclosed that the firm will be “empowering 100 Nigerian startups to innovate and grow on Huawei Cloud over the next two years.”
Huawei Cloud’s goal to build a cloud foundation for an intelligent world leveraging the concept of “Everything as a Service”.
The firm said it will launch a Local Cloud in Nigeria in 2024.
