Onedosh, a fintech company is backing a university tournament in Nigeria, a move that points to a growing interest in building tech talent early.
The focus is on students, giving them a platform to compete, build, and test ideas in a more practical setting beyond the classroom. See the full report here.
It’s not just about competition. These kinds of tournaments are slowly becoming talent pipelines, where companies get early access to people who can actually build things, not just talk about them.
For fintech companies, this makes sense.
The industry is growing fast, and the demand for skilled people is rising just as quickly. Waiting until after graduation is no longer enough, so the attention is shifting to campuses.
Students, on the other hand, get exposure, experience, and in some cases, direct access to opportunities that would normally take years to reach.
It’s a small move on the surface, but it fits into a bigger pattern. Tech companies are getting more intentional about where talent comes from and how early they start engaging them.
