IROKO Partners

iROKO Partners
Type of businessPrivate
FoundedLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
No. of locationsLagos, London, New York City
Founder(s)Jason Njoku
IndustryInternet video and audio
ProductsiROKOtv, iROKING, NollywoodLove, YorubaLove & iROKtv
Employees110
URLhttp://www.irokopartners.com

iROKO Partners is an online media distribution company focused on the Nigerian entertainment industry.[1] The company was established in September 2010 and is headquartered in Lagos, with a branch in London, United Kingdom. The company is led by its co-founders Jason Njoku (CEO) and Bastian Gotter along with major investor Nazar Yasin. iROKO Partners offers a range of online media products including its movie streaming website named IROKOtv focused on Nollywood Film productions, and 'iROKING', a Nigerian music streaming platform.[2] Other web brands are NollywoodLove and YorubaLove which operate on the YouTube video platform.[3]

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  2. ^ Mfonobong Nsehe (2012-04-18). "Tiger Global Backs Nigerian Internet E Entrepreneur In $8 Million Round". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-04-28.[dead link]
  3. ^ Mundy, Simon (2011-11-22). "Iroko Partners: Demand proves insatiable for Nollywood on the net". FT.com. Retrieved 2012-04-28.