{"id":72849,"date":"2023-06-02T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T09:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/02\/mr-eazi-to-go-bullish-on-tech-investment-as-he-visits-estonia\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T09:12:35","slug":"mr-eazi-to-go-bullish-on-tech-investment-as-he-visits-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/02\/mr-eazi-to-go-bullish-on-tech-investment-as-he-visits-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Eazi to go bullish on tech investment as he visits Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigerian musician and entrepreneur\u00a0Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has just returned from Estonia, where he attended and spoke at the country\u2019s\u00a0Latitude59\u00a0tech conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Billed as \u201cthe flagship startup and tech event of the world\u2019s first digital society,\u201d Latitude59 brought together over 400 investors and 800 startup reps in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, from 24-26 May.<\/p>\n

As part of the conference\u2019s speakers program, Mr Eazi discussed his tech and creative journey \u2014\u00a0and the prospects of the African orange economy via smart governance \u2014\u00a0in a roundtable with former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While in Estonia, he also met with industry leaders and tech entrepreneurs, including\u00a0Ahti Heinla,\u00a0a founding developer of Skype and the founder and CTO of robotics company Starship Technologies; and\u00a0Markus Villig,\u00a0the founder and CEO of mobility company Bolt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mr Eazi with Ahti Heinla, founding developer of Skype and founder of Starship Technologies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy last-minute trip to Estonia ended up being one of my favourite 24 hours this year,\u201d\u00a0said Mr Eazi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the conference, I spoke about my career and journey from founder to musician to an investor, with my own VC fund,Zagadat Capital, investing in tech businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

That journey appears to be of great interest, as Latitude59 is not the only international business conference to host Mr Eazi recently.<\/p>\n

Earlier in May, he was a speaker at the 2023\u00a0Milken Institute Global Conference\u00a0in Los Angeles, where he shared his views on African music\u2019s role in developing and stimulating the continent\u2019s creative economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paramount on Eazi\u2019s mind in Estonia was the potential for business alliances in tech.<\/p>\n

Estonia presently has the\u00a0most\u00a0start-ups per capita of any European nation. It is ranked first in the region for its business environment by the Emerging Europe IT Competitiveness Index.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[Former president] Ilves shared how Estonia has been positioning itself to be friendly for tech founders and entrepreneurs through its digital e-residency program,\u201d\u00a0Eazi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can set up your company digitally in Estonia, and become an e-resident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eazi, who via Zagadat Capital recently invested in\u00a0Decagon, a company that trains engineers in Nigeria and pairs them with jobs worldwide, sees a major opportunity for African tech talent to gain a foothold in overseas markets such as Estonia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have over 10 million smart, young people getting out of university each year in need of jobs. Now, Africa \u2014\u00a0not just Nigeria, but Kenya, Ghana, Benin, Rwanda, etc\u00a0 \u2014 our continent has the prospect to become the highest net exporter of technology talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this was Eazi\u2019s first visit to Estonia, he is not a stranger to the country\u2019s business environment. His VC fund Zagadat Capital has already invested in the mobile payment service\u00a0PawaPay, which employs a number of engineers in Estonia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe this is my first of many trips to Estonia, and I am excited at the fun stuff and ideas we will execute together,\u201d\u00a0he stated.<\/p>\n

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