🇳🇬 Startup ecosystem in Nigeria
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 73 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Nigeria: 31 investors, 10 mentors, 16 programs, 8 media and 8 startups & venues. Most are based in Lagos, Abuja and Pan-Africa. 10 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Nigeria · 31
Ventures Platform
VC · Abuja
Pan-African early-stage VC with 70+ investments, behind Moniepoint, PiggyVest and LemFi.
Offers: investment, mentoring
TLcom Capital
VC · Lagos
Africa VC with Lagos and London teams, deploying a $154M Fund II.
Offers: investment
Microtraction
VC · Lagos
Lagos pre-seed firm writing a standard first cheque of $100K for 7%, moving fast on technical founders.
Offers: investment
LoftyInc Capital
VC · Lagos
Early-stage African VC founded in 2017, 160+ investments including Andela and Flutterwave.
Offers: investment
Future Africa
VC · Lagos
Early-stage investment platform founded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji.
Offers: investment
Kepple Africa Ventures
VC · Lagos
Japanese-founded VC investing in African startups.
Offers: investment
Aruwa Capital
VC · Lagos
Gender-lens investor backing Nigerian businesses.
Offers: investment
Ingressive Capital
VC · Lagos
Lagos early-stage VC with a $50M fund for indigenous African founders; 58 investments, an early backer of Paystack.
Offers: investment
EchoVC
VC · Lagos
Seed fund backing founders in Africa and North America.
Offers: investment
Lagos Angel Network
Angel · Lagos
Angel network investing in early-stage Nigerian startups.
Offers: investment
African Business Angel Network (ABAN)
Angel · Lagos
Pan-African association supporting angel networks across the continent.
Offers: investment, info
Tony Elumelu
Angel · Lagos
Chairman of UBA and Heirs Holdings, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Mentors in Nigeria · 10
Shola Akinlade
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder and CEO of Paystack.
Offers: mentoring
Odunayo Eweniyi
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder of PiggyVest.
Offers: mentoring
Olugbenga Agboola
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder and CEO of Flutterwave.
Offers: mentoring
Tosin Eniolorunda
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder and CEO of Moniepoint.
Offers: mentoring
Bosun Tijani
Mentor · Abuja
Co-founder of CcHUB and, since August 2023, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; chair of the 2026 ITU Council.
Offers: mentoring, community
Tayo Oviosu
Mentor · Lagos
Founder and CEO of Paga.
Offers: mentoring
Babs Ogundeyi
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder and CEO of Kuda.
Offers: mentoring
Mitchell Elegbe
Mentor · Lagos
Founder of Interswitch.
Offers: mentoring
Ezra Olubi
Mentor · Lagos
Co-founder of Paystack.
Offers: mentoring
Bayo Adekanmbi
Mentor · Lagos
Founder of Data Science Nigeria, training AI talent.
Offers: mentoring, community
Programs in Nigeria · 16
Nigeria Startup Act
Program · Abuja · Free access
2022 law creating a legal framework and incentives for labelled tech startups in Nigeria.
Offers: info
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
Program · Lagos · Free access
Pan-African programme giving training, mentoring and US$5,000 seed capital to early entrepreneurs.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
Program · Lagos
Lagos State agency providing loans and programmes for entrepreneurs.
Offers: funding, mentoring
NITDA
Program · Abuja
National Information Technology Development Agency, regulator and promoter of the tech ecosystem.
Offers: info
CcHUB (Co-Creation Hub)
Accelerator · Lagos
Pan-African innovation centre and one of Lagos's best-known startup hubs.
Offers: space, mentoring, community
Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa
Accelerator · Lagos · Free access
Google's equity-free accelerator for African startups.
Offers: mentoring, perks
Wennovation Hub
Accelerator · Lagos
Innovation hub and accelerator supporting Nigerian startups.
Offers: space, mentoring
Ingressive for Good
Community · Lagos · Free access
Non-profit training African tech talent and supporting young founders.
Offers: mentoring, community
Bank of Industry (BOI)
Program · Lagos
Nigeria's development bank, lending to small and growing businesses.
Offers: funding
Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI)
Program · Abuja
NITDA's office supporting startups, hubs and innovation programmes.
Offers: mentoring, community
3MTT (Three Million Technical Talent)
Program · Abuja · Free access
Federal programme training millions of Nigerians in tech skills.
Offers: mentoring
iDICE
Program · Abuja
Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises programme backed by the Bank of Industry and partners.
Offers: funding, investment
Media in Nigeria · 8
TechCabal
Media · Lagos · Free access
Leading African tech and startup news outlet.
Offers: info, community
Techpoint Africa
Media · Lagos · Free access
Nigerian tech and startup media.
Offers: info, community
Benjamindada.com
Media · Lagos · Free access
Nigerian tech news and analysis.
Offers: info, community
Africa: The Big Deal
Media · Pan-Africa · Free access
Newsletter and database tracking African startup funding.
Offers: info
Nairametrics
Media · Lagos
Nigerian business and financial news.
Offers: info
Disrupt Africa
Media · Pan-Africa · Free access
Pan-African startup news and reports.
Offers: info, community
BusinessDay
Media · Lagos
Nigerian business newspaper.
Offers: info
Stears
Media · Lagos
Nigerian data and business intelligence publisher.
Offers: info
Startups & venues in Nigeria · 8
Flutterwave
Startup · Lagos
Payments company founded in Nigeria.
Offers: perks
Paystack
Startup · Lagos
Nigerian payments company acquired by Stripe.
Offers: perks
Moniepoint
Startup · Lagos
Nigerian fintech and one of Africa's unicorns.
Offers: mentoring
Interswitch
Startup · Lagos
Nigerian payments company.
Offers: perks
Kuda
Startup · Lagos
Nigerian digital bank.
Offers: mentoring
PiggyVest
Startup · Lagos
Savings and investment app.
Offers: mentoring
Andela
Startup · Lagos
Talent marketplace that started in Lagos.
Offers: mentoring
Paga
Startup · Lagos
Mobile payments company.
Offers: perks