Biola Alabi

Biola Alabi is a Nigerian businesswoman. She is the CEO of Biola Alabi Media (BAM),[1] a production company that produces TV series and movies for the Nigerian market, such as the food travel series Bukas and Joints, movies; Lara and the Beat [2][3] and Banana Island Ghost.[4] She previously served as Managing Director for M-Net Africa[5] part of the globally-renowned Naspers Group, where she launched seven Africa Magic channels including the indigenous language channels; Africa Magic Yoruba and Hausa. She also developed the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards which is regarded as the “African Oscars”.

Biola Alabi is an angel investor [6] and advisor in the fast-growing African technology and media startup ecosystem. She is a limited partner in numerous funds, and has invested in companies like Trove Technologies,[7] and Chekkit.[8][9] She is a Non-Executive Director at Unilever Nigeria PLC,[10] a member of the board of directors at Monty Mobile,[11] and the Chairwoman of Big Cabal Media.

  1. ^ "Biola Alabi Media". www.biolaalabimedia.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. ^ "Bukas & Joints - A journey of culinary delight in Africa". www.bukasandjoints.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. ^ Dada, Gbenga. "'Lara & The Beat' screens at Pan African Films and Art Festival". Pulse. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Banana Island Ghost Breaks Box Office Record". Vanguard.
  5. ^ Owoeye, Fikayo (27 October 2018). "Meet Biola Alabi, a crusader changing the African narrative through entertainment". Nairametrics. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ "raising new female investors for Africa".
  7. ^ "Nigeria's First Micro-Investing Platform, Trove, Adds Crypto Currency Trading".
  8. ^ "anti-counterfeiting firm, Chekkit closes $500,000 pre-seed funding round".
  9. ^ "health-tech startup, Chekkit announces 500k pre-seed funding".
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