15 years ago, a group of friends who had a day job came together to start a side hustle.
15 years ago, a group of friends who had a day job came together to start a side hustle. Nonso Okpala, who is the CEO of the business today, was working with Tony Elumelu’s Heir Holdings as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and it was the same with his friends who had their day jobs. The friends polled together 2.5 million naira from their life savings to start the side hustle while keeping their day job. That 2.5 million was the seed capital that started the dream. Their first business was a microlending business that gave loans to the unserved population, ignored by mainstream banks. That side hustle has grown and is now a conglomerate. That side hustle today owns V Bank, a digital microfinance bank licenced by the CBN. A real estate company called Dynasty Real Estate A 4 star hotel business in Lekki and Abuja. An oil and gas business A BDC licence An asset management company called Anchoria Asset management. Abbey mortgage bank And other profitable businesses in diffe