The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja. While the Silicon-Valley based program has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, early-stage entrepreneurs in Abuja can finally now take advantage of the Founder Institute's renowned structure, mentor support, and network to build an enduring company.
Applications to the first ever Abuja Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/abuja.
The Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding.
Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 9,000 Alumni raise over 2BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Abuja, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Abuja include local startup leaders 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)).
Opportunities are flourishing in Abuja. There's now a great ecosystem for entrepreneurs - from crowdfunding platforms to co-working spaces. The Founder Institute can increase an aspiring technology entrepreneur's chance of success by providing the necessary skills and mindset - and a link to the Silicon Valley!
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Abuja 2027 Founder Institute program, including:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The organization's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and build sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Abuja to build a great company in 2020.
Apply to the Abuja 2027 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
