Mark Essien

CEO, TripDesk | Executive Chairman, Hotels.ng | Angel Investor

📍 Nigeria, Nigeria🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 17 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2016𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Jan 2016
Lenco provides full-fledged current accounts and expense management tools for African businesses to grow. Have questions? Email support@lenco.ng
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2025
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2024
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Jan 2024
cars.ng is a digital marketplace where Nigerians can confidently list, find, and sell cars. Its just a straightforward platform built around visibility, clarity, ease, trust, and real connections.
2019
Board Member, Lagos State Science Research And Innovation Council
Dec 2019
The Council Activities include the following: 1. Harness Potentials. Harness the potentials and ingenuity of Lagosians to address the challenges faced by the State through Science and Technology, thereby creating wealth and escalating socio-economic development. 2. Promote Sustainability. Promote sustainability of science by boosting the teaching and learning of science at the elementary, secondary and tertiary institutions of learning. This requires effort to promote the awareness of science and its application to the younger generations in the primary and secondary schools in Lagos State. 3. Public & Private Engagement. Engage public and private institutions to identify areas where innovative research can help improve their activities. 4. Manage Funds. Manage the Research & Innovation Fund sets aside by the State Government to fund research activities.
2016
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