Nigerian Founder Go Pitch MyShoplet to Global Investors for $35,000 Funding Opportunity for Cairo

Nigerian Founder Wan Carry MyShoplet Go Pitch to Global Investors for Cairo

One Nigerian tech founder don get opportunity to showcase wetin e dey build to international investors, and the next stop na Cairo, Egypt!

Victor Dickson, founder of MyShoplet, announce say dem select am to pitch im startup for the Global Entrepreneurship Festival wey go happen from November 6 to 8, 2026.

The founder go participate for the Entrepreneurs Investment Program, where e go present MyShoplet to international investors alongside other founders from different parts of the world. The programme get $35,000 funding pool wey dey available.

But wetin MyShoplet dey do sef? Make we break am down.

MyShoplet: Online business without too much wahala

For over eight months, Dickson don dey build MyShoplet to help Nigerian small businesses sell their products online.

The platform dey offer sellers free online stores, AI sales agent wey dey work through WhatsApp and Instagram, secure payments, and real-time analytics.

The idea na to help small business owners sell online without making technology another serious headache for them.

You know say many Nigerian business owners dey run their entire business through WhatsApp? From displaying products to answering customers and collecting orders, na one phone fit carry the whole business.

MyShoplet dey try make that process easier.

Founder dey raise $1,800 to attend the event

Although Dickson don secure the opportunity to pitch, the programme no cover travel expenses.

Because of this, e dey raise $1,800 to cover flight, visa and accommodation for the trip to Cairo.

The founder don appeal to people wey fit support am financially to contribute. For people wey no fit donate, e say sharing the fundraising campaign with others fit still make meaningful difference.

Wetin this mean for Nigerian tech?

For African founders, getting opportunity to pitch to international investors fit open doors to funding, partnerships and useful business connections.

But make we no confuse opportunity with guaranteed funding. Being selected to pitch no automatically mean say MyShoplet don secure investment.

The $35,000 na the programme’s stated funding pool, no be confirmed money wey don enter MyShoplet account.

For now, the next step na for Dickson to attend the event, present im product and see wetin fit come out of the opportunity.

We go dey watch how this story unfold.

Source: Victor Dickson’s LinkedIn announcement. The selection, funding pool and fundraising details for this report come from the founder’s own post.

WetinTech takeaway: Building tech product na one part of the journey. Getting the right people to see am, believe in am and support am na another level entirely.