30 results
- 7 Jul 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Graduates 23 Founders as Cohort II Ends, Opens up Applications for Cohort III
The Lagos chapter of the world's largest pre-seed start-up accelerator, Founder Institute, recently celebrated the 23 founders who successfully completed Cohort II, in an online version of their…
- 19 Mar 2019
Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Lagos
The Founder Institute, world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program has officially launched its newest chapter in Lagos. Speaking at the launch, Wande Adalemo CEO, Wave3 Wireless…
- 14 May 2020
Founder Institute, Enye Inc Partner to Support Early-Stage Founders with Technical Resources
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program and Enye Inc, nonprofit talent accelerator believe that technology can play a significant role, in alleviating social, political…
- 21 Feb 2020
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, has announced that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja, Nigeria. With plans to run two semesters annually, the…
- 21 Nov 2019
Lagos FI Chapter Graduates 21, Changes to Stanbic IBTC-Founder Institute Lagos
Founder Institute, Lagos Chapter , in its maiden edition of Velocity, graduated its first cohort of entrepreneurs, after a rigorous 14-week class. The graduation ceremony which took place, on…
- 26 Nov 2019
Founder Institute Elevates CFA to Regional Director
Founder Institute , a Silicon Valley based pre-seed Accelerator has elevated Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. ‘CFA', to the position of Regional Director. CFA's appointment is coming, barely, less than a…
- 8 May 2020
Founder Institute and AWEP Nigeria Partner to Support Early-Stage Female-Founded Companies
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator and African Women Entrepreneurship Programme, an outreach, education, and engagement initiative that targets African women…
- 23 Feb 2021
Founder Institute Opens Applications for Startup Accelerator in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, announced today that its upcoming Abuja Virtual 2021 program is now accepting applications. The Founder Institute is designed to help…
- 12 Jan 2020
Founder Institute, SheProfitsAfrica Partner to Support Early-Stage Female-Founded Companies
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and SheProfitsAfrica, an organization providing information and opportunities to help women flourish and contribute to…
- 9 May 2019
Founder Institute Announces Fellowship Candidates
The Founder Institute (FI) world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program has announced its first Founder fellowship awards in the country. In a statement released on…
- 14 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Announces Pacer Ventures as Residence Investor for its African Accelerators
Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has announced Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program. As part of…
- 7 Feb 2020
Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Kicks Off Cohort II in Lagos
The Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos, has commenced orientation for Cohort II of its Founders, that’s widely renounced for building world’s fastest growing companies. Following the VIP mixer…
- 19 Nov 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Opens Application for Cohort IV
Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley with chapters across 220 cities around the world has opened its portal for cohort IV. In Nigeria, FI…
- 10 Aug 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Partners ǼLEX to Support Early-Stage Startups
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and ǼLEX an innovative full-service law firm have agreed to collaborate in helping early-stage startups currently enrolled at the…
- 19 Mar 2020
Founder Institute Lagos, Benchmac and Ince Partner to Support Early-Stage Startups
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and Benchmac & Ince, a bespoke law firm have agreed to collaborate in helping early-stage startups currently enrolled at…
- 27 May 2019
Founder Institute Closes Admission Portal on June 2nd 2019
The Founder Institute (FI) a startup launch program that provides an intensive step-by-step curriculum for anyone who desires to build an impactful company, with help from some highly experienced…
- 11 Mar 2020
Founder Institute, Semicolon Partner to Provide Early-Stage Startups with Technical Resources
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program, and Semicolon, an organisation turning Africa’s vibrant youth population into an army of technologists – software developers,…
- 31 May 2019
Founder Institute Cohort Class Begins June 6, Sets to Train Entrepreneurs
The Founder Institute (FI) a startup launch program that provides an intensive step-by-step curriculum for anyone who desires to build an impactful company, with help from some highly experienced…
- 17 Jun 2020
Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos Opens Application for Cohort III
Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos which launched in the 4th Quarter of 2018 has since then, churned out over 40 companies through its first two cohorts, is now set to receive and review…
- 18 Dec 2019
Wande Adalemo Announced as Lead Director for Founder Institute Lagos
Good times it appears for the leadership of the Founder Institute , Lagos Chapter as barely a month after elevating one of the Institute’s Director, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., to the position of…
- 6 Jul 2021
Founder Institute to Showcase New Portfolio Companies from Africa
Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, will be showcasing some of the graduating companies from its accelerators in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. This is the first…
- 21 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Cohort IV Begins February 2021
The Lagos ecosystem remains the role model ecosystem for the African continent. To this end, Founder Institute Lagos, in partnership with Stanbic IBTC, continues to support the launching of more…
- 30 Apr 2019
Founder Institute Opens Portal for Lagos internship Opportunity
In the last one month alone, close to 300 individuals and teams have taken the Founder Institute (FI) entrepreneurship test at http://fi.co/join expressing their interest to be part of the first…
- 3 Jul 2020
Founder Institute Lagos holds Velocity Mini Today
Entrepreneurship is believed to be one of the ways to get the African continent on the fast lane of development. This is coupled with the fact that the continent has a large population of young…
- 16 Oct 2019
Founder Institute Lagos Announces Velocity Conference on November, 16th 2019
Africa is said to be the world’s last frontier and entrepreneurship coupled with the ability to leverage technology for scale has presented a good opportunity for entrepreneurs to rise up to solve…
- 21 Jan 2020
Founder Institute’s First Startup Legal Session Comes Up on 23rd of January
All is now set for the Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos first Startup Legal - a session with experienced legal experts passionate about startups and enterprise development in general. This…
- 6 Aug 2020
LCCI Partners Founder Institute to Support the Launch of More Tech Startups
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), has entered into partnership with the Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program, to see the berthing of new technology…
- 12 Dec 2019
Apply & Take Advantage of Founder Institute’s Early Admissions Deadline for Cohort II
The first cohort of Founder Institute Lagos saw the emergence of 21 new companies all geared towards solving various problems leveraging technology. Cohort II kicks off in February, and sessions take…
- 12 Nov 2020
Pacer Ventures partners Founder Institute, Doles Out $3M Fund for Early-Stage African Startups
Pacer Ventures has announced a $3M fund for early-stage African startups that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent. The focus will be on verticals expedient to the African…
- 3 Dec 2020
FI Graduates 20 New Founders as Cohort III Closes
After a rigorous 14 weeks of business mentoring program, twenty startups made it to the Founder Institute Alumni Group out of almost three scores that started the program in the cohort III class. The…