Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.
Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.
Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.
If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Abuja's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Abuja 2023 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several free startup events in Abuja over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:
Abuja Events:
- Demo Day: 12:00pm, Sep 30, 2026 (Africa/Casablanca): https://FI.co/e/406365
Global or Regional Events:
Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.
The Abuja accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Admin Abuja (Program Associate, The Founder Institute Abuja), Admin Abuja2 (Admin, FI), Ajuma Ataguba (CEO, Founder Institute, Abuja), Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. (Co-founder, techbuild.africa), Segun Obakeye (Founder, 3VINELINK SOLUTIONS LIMITED), Vesiri Olu-Odugbemi (Mrs, Key Lakes Inv Coy (KLIC)). In addition, some of Abuja's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:
- Abdulla Al-Naimi: Managing Director, Doha Business Consulting
- Adedeji Owonibi: COO, Convexity
- Adeoluwa Akinsanya: Senior Full Stack Engineer, Town Web Design
- Ajuma Ataguba: Managing Director, Founder Institute, Abuja
- Ajuma Ataguba: Managing Director, Founder Institute Abuja
- Azuka Okofu: Group Head (SME), Bank of Industry
- Azukaego Chukwuelue: Founder & Managing partner, Truss Ugavi LLC
- Bankole Oloruntoba: CEO, NCIC
- Charles Emembolu: Board Chairman, Innovation Support Network (ISN) Hubs
- Chizurum Amagwu: Head, International Sales, Interswitch
- Daniel Kure: Managing Director, Blake and Harper
- Dapo Oyewole: SSA to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, International Cooperation
- David Abodunrin: Executive Director , Xpos Technologies
- Davidson Amedu: Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer, Ñurika
- Denise Williams: CEO & Co-Founder, SV-NED Inc.
- Dr Nuratu Musa Abdullahi: Founder, SheMentors Initiative
- Dr Sam Nwosu: CEO, Secured Records Management Solutions Ltd
- Ekaette Umoh: Senior Advisor, H. Pierson Associates
- Emmanuel Oluwatosin: ED & Product Lead, Startupcourt
- Emmanuel Isaac: Co-Founder & CEO, Next12
- Enene Ejembi: Executive Director, Verbatim Virtual Solutions
- Eromosele Akhigbe: CEO, L2N Limited
- Fayo Williams: Managing Consultant, Simply Exponential Consult Limited
- Femi Niyi: Chairman, RIGO INC
- Frances Obiago: Senior Associate, Aelex
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-Founder, Vitamin CS Coaching
- Freddy Atangana: Founder and Chief Executive Director, Ekamou
- Frederick Akpoghene: CEO/CTO, JéGO Technologies Inc.
- Gabriel J. Ekwere: Vice President, Operations, Global Innovation Institute (GInI) Nigerian Chapter
- Gbemi Akande: Managing Partner, Pacer Ventures
- Gbite Oduneye: Founder and Managing Partner, ODBA
- Ibrahim Bashir: Founder/CEO, dillali.com
- Ibrahim Adepoju: CEO, Tyms Inc.
- Idowu Akinde: MD/CEO, Impact Hub Lagos
- Idowu Akinde: Managing Director, Impact Hub Lagos
- Ifedy Eze: Managing Director, Founder Institute Lagos
- Iffat Mahmud: Regional Representative, Africa, Innovision Consulting Private Ltd.
- Ivan Germanov: Regional Success Manager, Founder Institute
- Jeffrey Bent: Founder/CEO, Fashion For Charity Africa Synergy Consult
- Kalada Belema Meshack Hart: Founder, Africa Women Summit
- Kate Pam-Semlek: Group CEO, The Stalwart Group
- Katie Mapondera: Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC
- Keshni Morar: Managing Director, FI South Africa + Investable
- Lanre Phillips: CEO, Elpee Consults
- Louisa Ogwuru: CEO, Insiteful Solutions
- Mahmood Mustapha: VC-in-Residence, Logos Capital
- Mopelola Abudu: Managing Partner, AfriGloCal VC
- Msoo Mee: Lead Consultant/CEO, Meenistry
- Msoo Mee: Lead Consultant / CEO, Meenistry
- Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA: Innovation Management Expert/Founder, , Value-N-Action Consulting
- Nneka Eze: Managing Director, VestedWorld
- Oge Nnaife MBA: Executive Director, Innovation Support Network (ISN) Hubs
- Olalekan Oshunkoya: Founder, eCove Space
- Olupeju Kolajo: Attorney, Matrix-Solicitors LLP
- Oluwatomisin Ashimolowo: CEO, Betaling Africa INC
- Oluwatosin Olulana: Executive Director, Tiwani Resources
- Opeyemi Jegede: Technical Sales Manager, Chipper Cash
- Ozioma Agaecheta: CEO , Jupytec Innovation Labs
- Pascal Okeke: Founder, National Community Lead, AI in Nigeria | CEO, Bigcode Group
- Raphael Isah: CEO, Greysoft Technologies
- Segun Obakeye: Director, Founder Institute Abuja
- Segun Osofisan: Founder/CEO, Inspired OneAccess Limited
- Senator Ihenyen: Mr, Infusion Lawyers
- Simiola Olusola: Founder, Aspilos Foundation
- Sola Adekanye: Founder, Open Innovation Access
- Stella Uzochukwu: Country Director, Odyssey Foundation
- Stephen Akintayo: CEO, GtextGlobal
- Stephen George: CEO & Business Development Executive, Rework Technologies
- Steven Bello, Ph.D., DBA (ABD): Associate Professor of Economics and Finance and Holder, Louisiana Christian University
- ThankGod Egbe: Technical Director/CEO, CypherCrescent Ltd.
- Vesiri Olu-Odugbemi: Managing Director , Key Lakes Limited
- Victoria Odimba: Founder, Insights and Decisions
- Yakubu Musa: Ag. National Coordinator, Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation, NITDA
- Yemi Keri: President, Africa Business Angel Network, ABAN
- Ziv Shomroni: CEO, BioLeaf
- And many more to be announced.
Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Agentic’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of the FI Agentic program then receive free access to our advanced post-graduate programs for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
Join us in Abuja to get funded and build a global business.
Apply to the Abuja 2023 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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