# Sterling Bank

> Sterling Bank is a VC fund in Lagos backing B2B and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sterling-bank-plc
- Website: https://x.com/Sterling_Bankng
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SterlingBankNigeria

Sterling Bank is a VC fund in Lagos focused on B2B and Internet. Sterling Bank Plc is the One Customer Bank dedicated to providing excellent banking services to clients and customers.1960

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Sterling Bank. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Sterling Bank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sterlingbank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abubakar Suleiman | CEO | 0 | — |
| Kelechi Okeke | Head CX Measurement | 0 | — |
| Shalom Chuks-Nwoko | Strategy and Innovation | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decagon | Decagon is transforming high-potential individuals into the exceptional tech talent that companies need to scale. Its merit-based training program, which only recruits the top 0.5% of tech talent in Africa, produces world-class software engineers for companies globally. The company operates a software engineering academy out of Lagos-Nigeria,producing developers with deploy-ready skills in Node, Java, iOS, Android, C#, Python, and agile methodology.Recruiting and training tech talents, and managing general work infrastructure, Decagon currently serves leading companies in Austin, NYC, Berlin, London and Rome. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 05, 2021 |  |
| Decagon | Decagon is transforming high-potential individuals into the exceptional tech talent that companies need to scale. Its merit-based training program, which only recruits the top 0.5% of tech talent in Africa, produces world-class software engineers for companies globally. The company operates a software engineering academy out of Lagos-Nigeria,producing developers with deploy-ready skills in Node, Java, iOS, Android, C#, Python, and agile methodology.Recruiting and training tech talents, and managing general work infrastructure, Decagon currently serves leading companies in Austin, NYC, Berlin, London and Rome. | $25M | Debt Financing | Aug 05, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Central Bank of Nigeria — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meltwater-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Timon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sterling Bank invest in?

Sterling Bank invests primarily in B2B, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sterling Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Sterling Bank?

The team at Sterling Bank includes Abubakar Suleiman (CEO), Kelechi Okeke (Head CX Measurement) and Shalom Chuks-Nwoko (Strategy and Innovation). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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