Lagos, Nigeria – March 8, 2025
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and Spurt! successfully convened over 30 institutions for an investment forum, focused not just on identifying the persistent barriers to investment in women-led businesses, but on taking collective action to dismantle them. In celebration of International Women’s Day 2025, this landmark event brought together female investors, operators, and ecosystem enablers to catalyse tangible solutions for accelerating capital flows into women-led businesses.
From Talk to Action: Key Outcomes & Commitments
Held at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s Residence, the event was a deliberate step towards moving past mere discussions of the investment gap into solution-building. Structured roundtable sessions focused on key interventions such as sourcing a diversified pipeline, establishing equitable diligence methodologies, and unlocking institutional capital for female-led ventures. A significant milestone from the event was the launch of the Women in Investment Working Group, a coalition designed to track, advocate, and ensure measurable progress in increasing financial access for women entrepreneurs.
Breaking Free from the Statistics: Keynote Address by Amaka Okechukwu Opara, Founding Partner at Weav Capital
“We can start off with statistics, but I really don’t want to focus and talk about statistics anymore. We talk about them every year… we talk about the fact that less than 2% of all venture capital funding goes to female-led teams. Last year the stats were very shocking: $48M went to female-led teams in Africa, out of the over $2B in capital that went to founders.” said Amaka Okechukwu Opara. Her speech called for a shift in focus from proving the problem to actively designing solutions that reframe investment in women as a critical business strategy.
Sustaining Momentum: Building a Coalition for Change
The Women in Investment Working Group is now officially partnered with TechCabal (TC) Insights, Glove, founded by Temilade Denton—a leading advocate for gender equity in venture funding—and the UK-Nigeria TechHub, to strengthen its impact through data-driven action. These partnerships will enhance the group’s ability to track investment trends, provide key data-driven insights, and foster inclusive financial strategies that prioritise women entrepreneurs.
The launch of the Women in Investment Working Group solidifies this event as not just another conversation, but the foundation of a structured, action-oriented coalition that will monitor and push for real progress in capital allocation to women-led businesses.
For those interested in joining or collaborating with the Women in Investment Working Group, please reach out via IWDWorkingGroup@spurt.group.
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About Spurt!
Founded by Kristin H. Wilson and Princess Edokpayi, Spurt! is a pan-African technology company dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and businesses through strategic advisory, digital tools, and ecosystem development programming. With a strong focus on gender inclusion and economic empowerment, Spurt! actively drives initiatives that close the investment gap for women-led businesses.
About UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government, fosters Nigeria’s tech ecosystem through partnerships, investment, and inclusive economic growth strategies.
