Nigeria self-service ticketing platform, Tix Africa, lands 6-figure pre-seed round to scale up its service
Tix Africa as a Self-service ticketing startup has received a 6-figure pre-seed round which will be channeled towards scaling its event app. The company also plans to expand to Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, and Egypt during the 2nd half of 2020.
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In a press share, Tix Africa discloses that the funds raised will also go towards expanding its development team, revamping the mobile app, and the launch of a recurring subscription-based service, Tix Pro. This new round was led by HoaQ alongside participation from Ire Aderinokun, and other angel investors.
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Tix, whose founders are Nosa Oyegun and Folayemi Agusto, launched the beta for its platform in 2019. The idea behind the startup drew inspiration from the successful yet highly disorganized #EatDrinkFestival.
With it’s first version, users could only buy tickets and organizers could only list an event. Today organizers can create and monetize a live online event, receive payment via Paystack, and much more.
