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A data intelligence company that gathers and analyses real-time location and behavioural data to build solutions that provide African businesses with operational and financial security. Our flagship product, Area!, is a protection platform that gives fleet owners (e.g. logistics and FMCG) "peace of mind" when moving goods from points A to B, by providing real-time analytics, vehicle tracking and access to affordable insurance.
Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos State, Apese
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$285K
Founded date
2020
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Oct 18, 2023 | FSDH Merchant Bank, IFC and WEAV Capital Unveil 15 Tech Startups in the First Cohort of the Female Founders’ Growth Programme | FSDH Merchant Bank in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and WEAV Capital have unveiled 15 female-led Nigerian tech startups selected to participate in the first cohort of the Female Founders Growth Programme, an I... |
| May 30, 2023 | Applications Open for 2023 ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program with a focus on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | The program will invest up to $120,000 in early-stage startups based in Africa focused on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech Techstars, the most active pre-seed investor in the world that provides access to capital, programming an... |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Data intelligence startup and 2023 Techstars Lagos Accelerator cohort, Towntalk, launches it’s flagship product Area! TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Leading risk management and data intelligence firm, Towntalk Solutions has recently launched its flagship product Area! to provide on-demand security and insurance for its customers. Towntalk is a data intelligence company that uses a range... |
| Mar 17, 2023 | ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Concludes Inaugural Program with Demo Day TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Techstars, in partnership with Lagos-based innovation program ARM Labs, marked the completion of its inaugural ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program with a Demo Day event held at the Landmark Event Centre on March 16th in Lagos, Nige... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Area! By Towntalk is Nigeria’s newest security solution | In recent times, there has been growing security and safety concerns across Africa’s most populous country. From cases of organized crime such as kidnappings and armed robbery to insurgencies of violent extremist groups and resource and ide... |
| Towntalk Solutions | “Towntalk Solutions is a data-intelligence company on a mission to bridge the "data gap" problem in Africa.” |
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FAQ about Towntalk (Techstars ’22)
When was Towntalk (Techstars ’22) founded?
Towntalk (Techstars ’22) was founded in 2020.
How much funding has Towntalk (Techstars ’22) raised?
Towntalk (Techstars ’22) has raised $285K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Towntalk (Techstars ’22)?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Towntalk (Techstars ’22), among them “FSDH Merchant Bank, IFC and WEAV Capital Unveil 15 Tech Startups in the First Cohort of the Female Founders’ Growth Programme” (Oct 18, 2023) and “Applications Open for 2023 ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program with a focus on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech TechCabal’s 2021 Year-En...” (May 30, 2023).
Is Towntalk (Techstars ’22) still active?
Yes, Towntalk (Techstars ’22) is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 20, 2023.