The Lagos home of the World's largest pre-seed accelerator. We help founders through a structured business building process that leads to traction and funding.
Founder Institute Lagos is proud to introduce these 40+ founders joining the Lagos Virtual Fall 2022 accelerator program. This is our seventh cohort and we are eager to help these founders build highly-scalable companies.
This evening we'll be joined by Tomi Davies (Technovision), Dr. Omobola Johnson (TLcom Capital LLP), and Geoffrey Weli-Wosu (VoguePay) as they help our founders position their startups for fundraising.
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The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that helps entrepreneurs create meaningful and enduring technology companies.
We celebrate Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, Regional Director, FI Africa, for his recent award. The Founder Institute Global Startup Leadership Awards aims to highlight the top startup ecosystem and accelerator leaders helping activate and empower new entrepreneurs across the globe.
Apply for the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Fellowship and stand a chance to attend the FI Lagos program for free -
Cohort III kicks off on the 19th of August, 2020. Learn more -
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Adieu, Emilia Atim-Ita,
Your memory is a special gift we will always treasure. The pain may never fade away, but we'll always find comfort in all you represented and were passionate about.
For over 15 years, you gave yourself to the growth of the startup ecosystem in Nigeria.
Founder Institute Lagos is proud to celebrate Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata on his appointment as the MD/CEO of The Anambra State ICT Agency by the Anambra State Government. This appointment is a testament to his impactful support for the tech ecosystem in Nigeria.
You contributed your expertise towards building future entrepreneurs.
Your presence within the FI community was always warm and endearing. You mentored and supported our founders in multiple ways.
The impact of your legacy still echoes from a million miles. This legacy will
Founder Institute Lagos is proud to introduce these 50+ founders joining the Lagos Virtual Spring 2022 accelerator program. This is our sixth cohort and we are eager to help these founders build highly-scalable companies.
1. We have been getting loads of feedback from our founders on the revenue session last week, and we thought to share. Cash Flow is king because it’s the lifeblood of the business. Focus on cash generated BY the business, not cash raised FOR the business.
Knowing the true needs of your customers is pivotal in defining a strong business vision.
Thanks to our mentors for helping
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founders, yesterday understand how to interview potential customers & validate that they have a problem?
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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Founder Institute Lagos has moved all its activities for a later date when the situation has improved and there is a lower risk of the COVID-19 spread.
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Celebrating Ifedy Eze, Esq, MD, Founder Institute Lagos, for his recent award.
The Founder Institute Global Startup Leadership Awards aims to highlight the top startup ecosystem and accelerator leaders helping activate and empower new entrepreneurs across the globe.
Sabiteach
@sabiteachers
is an online platform that helps learners connect to vetted tutors with a learning style algorithm that allows learners to search and find a preferred tutor.
How do you know your business is scalable? How do you better articulate customer problems & interpret customer feedback?
This week, mentors will help
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founders with tips on validating key assumptions & effective customer interviews
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At the Mentor Idea Review, founders get to pitch their ideas to a panel of mentors to assess the viability of their businesses.
Thanks to our amazing mentors for their insightful and honest feedback to our founders last night.
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In this session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current growth, metrics, & strategy
Mentors will discuss various growth tactics, setting growth goals & milestones, communicating growth progress with stakeholders, & more
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The startup ecosystem in Nigeria is such that startups fail in the first three years.
At Founder institute Lagos we teach top startup success keys to building a business that stands the test of time.
Our founders have built over 40 functioning and thriving startups.
Jane has years of experience as a telecommunication executive in West Africa. She is the Country Manager (Nigeria) and Regional Sales Director (West Africa) at Avanti.
Join Jane at Velocity_Mini. Reg.
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Tosin Faniro-Dada heads Startups (Lagos Innovates) at LSETF, where she develops & implements Government-led programs that provide enabling environment for tech startups
Join Tosin today at Velocity_Mini. Reg
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Yesterday, we had an orientation/on boarding session with our founders.
We had fun getting to know each other, laying a foundation towards building a strong community of committed entrepreneurs.
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Our Mentor Spotlight this week is on Etop Ikpe
Etop Ikpe is the CEO of Autocheck, is one of the most successful serial tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria and is known for his time at DealDey, Cars45, and currently, Autochek.
1. All of Adenike Adeyemi's accomplishments and leadership impact deserve the term "outstanding".
@Nike_Adeyemi
is the Executive Director of Fate Foundation which is Nigeria's foremost Non-Profit organization.
"Olawale grew up loving football and of course, he still does like any average football fan across the world. He gets excited when he sees people around him get entertained from watching sports.
However, beyond seeing football fans getting excited,
We're excited to welcome these 40+ founders into the Lagos Virtual 2021 accelerator program.
Completing the Founder Institute is tough; the program is a challenging, and demanding process. We are wishing these daring founders all the best.
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Do you seek to invest in tomorrow's tech Giants?
#Velocity
is the event to attend.
25 amazing tech businesses would be pitching.
Interested?
Grab a seat @
The first cohort of the Founder Institute Lagos chapter had an exciting time last Friday with the amazing mentors who talked extensively on the dynamics of growth in the Start-up world.
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March is International Women’s Month and we’re marking it by celebrating the amazing women of FI Lagos breaking the bias in their respective fields of expertise.
Today we’re celebrating Ommo Clark.
INNOVATIVE is how we describe Ommo.
1. We are the Lagos chapter of the World’s largest pre-seed accelerator, headquartered in Silicon Valley. Are you passionate about startups, tech & innovation and have what it takes to work in a dynamic team? Join us as we create businesses with scalable products in Nigeria.
This week; Be part of the Lagos online startup bootcamp:how to get traction for your product and startup to learn &interact with our mentors
Register at:
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Here’s a throwback to the good ol’ days when we could hold physical sessions without any worries. One of our founders, Wale Ogunjobi (Founder, Sabiteach), presents his business model during the Cohort I session. Learn more @
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forever live on.
Adieu! May your soul rest in peace.
"Words fail me because they can not describe the hurt I feel at this moment. I'm pained about this particular loss, Emilia was a friend indeed, someone you could depend on always. She was always a phone call away.
The "Legal & IP" is a feedback session where our legal partner (Benchmac & Ince) will explain various legal agreements, how to protect intellectual property, & more.
As usual, they will also provide Founders with ratings & feedback on their startup pitch.
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You can now listen to the third Episode of the Founders Corners Series powered by the Founder Institute Lagos.
Founders look beyond the business involved in creating a company as they tend to be super interested in making the society a better place through a productive
Calling all founders 👉 👉take control of your startup's finances! Join our "Financial Management 101 for Startups" webinar and gain the knowledge and tools you need to manage a startup's finances with ease.
Our upcoming IP Webinar is for any founder who wants to learn how to build a fool-proof IP strategy, is interested in understanding the dynamics of IP rights management and protection, and is looking to raise funds from investors for their business.
At the virtual session yesterday: thanks to our mentors - Pius Okigbo, Jr. (CEO, InfoSoft) & Ayo Adegboye (CEO, BCX) - for giving
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founders valuable
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and insights into their Go-to market strategies.
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Up Next: Branding and Design
The goal of this session is to help founders get feedback on their branding & design.
We have seasoned Mentors confirmed for this session.
Our conversation tonight will be centred on Design and Branding.
Our mentors will explain how to develop a memorable brand and logo, how to create a good domain name and how to develop a good name for a business.
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FI Alumni: Loystar is a retail and loyalty platform that provides merchants with everything they need to sell and keep customers. They help small scale businesses drive repeate sales.
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(cohort II) founded Loystar.
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Alumni of the Founder Institute are building some of the world's fastest-growing technology businesses. As the next Lagos cohort gets ready to start, join us for this open Zoom Meeting with the Lagos team and various program Alumni.
Ingressive capital
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is partnering with
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to host an event for founders & investors.
Sign up here:
As a VC in Africa, Ingressive Capital
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has backed 22 companies in Africa & received multiple funding applications
At the
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Legal & IP session yesterday, the team of mentors from our legal partner
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― Eteobong Tom, Temple Ezebuike, & Ifeyinwa Ufondu ― gave
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founders
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into various legal agreements, how to protect their IPs, & more.
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In our continuous mission to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide, we are excited to announce the appointment of Ifedy Eze
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as the Managing Director of Founder Institute Lagos.
Do you have a startup that needs funding? Do you want to learn how startup funding works, what you need to do before trying to raise funding, and where you can go to get it?
Register at
Unlock endless opportunities with Founder Institute! Our Accelerator program is just the beginning - Alumni enjoy FREE access to ongoing support, direction, and feedback long after graduation. Join our Lagos Spring 2023 program now at
You can now listen to the second episode of the *Founders Corner* podcast Series.
Founders are not only inclined to creating businesses but more interested in solving societal problems through their fascinating entrepreneural solutions.
In this milestone session,
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will give a presentation about their progress and traction to a panel of Mentors for a detailed review.
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will evaluate Founders based on their
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in the program, the company’s scalability, and more.
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Before embarking on any startup journey, it is paramount that you have a “come to Jesus” moment with yourself and map out your plans for the hurdles ahead. These plans will be your fallback when it seems like things are too hot for you to handle.
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Join the conversation tonight by 6pm!
Register at , to learn how to evaluate your startup idea, and get feedback from mentors. Tag a friend to come along.
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Register for cohort III:
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#Velocity
is what we have been up to at Founder Institute, Lagos.
Are you unsure about what scaling your Start-up entails or requires, then you should attend Velocity
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1. A startup founder’s ultimate success is dependent on others buying into his or her vision.
Sometimes you have 30 minutes to make that happen; other times you have 30 seconds. Regardless, your job is to clearly communicate why a given audience should care about your business.