Dade from 60minuteswiththegeeks compiled a very interesting list of Nigerian tech startups. If you are interested in pursuing a career as a software developer, developing desktop apps, web apps or mobile apps, this list should be a great resource. Or perhaps you are interested in investment opportunities in these companies.

Here you go…

ICAP
http://icapnigeria.com
They call themselves “the intellectual capital firm” with a mission to provide easy-to-use intuitive solutions for complex business processes. Their products and services include solutions that caters for organization’s HR needs, Management solutions for Educational institute, Media solutions and varied Business solutions.

WEBSOFT
http://www.websoft.com.ng
They provide Innovative web and mobile solution, and the list of their services include: Provide sms gateway, Website design, Web based applications, Web Hosting, Mobile Applications for PDAs

ALLIED SOFT
http://www.alliedsoftng.com
Allied Soft Limited is a technology company focused on people management and business software solutions. There flagship product, Xceed EPMS seems to be a pretty impressive application having managed to grab the HP Intergrity 64bit platform certification last year. It is a People Management Software that provides the tools to manage, measure, and reward individual and team contributions. Most of their solutions are deployed making use of Microsoft’s.Net platform.

PEERS CONSULTING
http://www.peersconsulting.com
They describe themselves as a professional services company, providing a varied range of services that can be catalogued under the following categorization: Information technology Consulting, Organisation & Personnel Administration, General Management Consulting. The company was established in 1996.

MTECH
http://www.mtechcomm.com
MTech, a technology firm providing first class services in data communications, focuses on mobile applications technology, using existing GSM networks and state-of-the-art mobile technology. Services provided: Multi-channel IT solutions, Interactive Marketing, Mobile Banking, and entertainment services which includes: Ringtones, Logo and Games.

PARA SYSTEM
http://www.parasystems.net
PARA SYSTEMS (NIG.) LTD. (PSL) is an IT solution Provider with business majorly in the area of software development, training, computer hardware sales, procurement, installation of systems, maintenance, repairs, networking and IT consultancy.

LABYET POLARIS
http://www.labyetpolaris.net/
If you are a microsoftee, then labyet ploaris could be a nice place for you to work. Relying heavily on the following technologies Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Back Office Server, Microsoft Visual Fox Pro, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Developer 2000, and Crystal Report Writer, the company provides services that enable their client to find suitable and well developed software for their business operations, to have foreign application software packages, properly customized to suit their operations and maximize the capabilities and capacity of software by providing proper documentation and adequate training for system managers and operators.

ETRANZACT
http://www.etranzact.com/Web/index2.jsp
Run by valentine obi, E-transact is Nigeria’s first online real-time payment system that allows account holders to pay for goods and services purchased from merchants, transfer funds to any bank account, cell phone, any card, pay bills, order products e.t.c. without stress. Services provided include: eTranzact payoutlet, mCommerce, eCommerce services, etranzact webAccess, B2B services, Telco services, ATM services etc.

SYSTEMSPECS
http://www.systemspecs.com.ng
SystemSpecs is the Developer of HumanManager, arguably the leading indigenous HR application in Nigeria today. The company started by John Obaro about 23 years ago, provides services that includes: Software Implementation, Training, Maintenance & Support, Application Service Provision, Data Security and Safety etc. Apart from all these SystemSpecs also run an academy: SystemSpecs Training Academy (STA) with a vision “To be the Software Training Institution of Reference In Africa”. Guess this could be a cool place to work.

DabarObjects
http://www.dabarobjects.com
DabarObjects is an Information Technology Consultant that specializes in the areas of Dekstop Application Solutions, Web and Internet Related Services and SMS Messaging Intelligent applications, with a mission : “To move your services forward by creating simple and good quality software” .
dabarObject is Java! And they are proudly so. If you love DUKE, then dabarObject might just be the place for you. DabarObject is the developer of (Boutick) a Boutique Management Software.

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