The EDC Venture Builder Program with GEN Nigeria is designed to equip startups with the right environment and tools that will help in the overall improvement of their innovations to market level, access finance and sustainability. The Program provides a holistic approach to startup support, encompassing both the refinement of innovations and the facilitation of financial resources.
Placing emphasis on specific sectors to maximize its impact and address key areas of innovation, it focuses on the following sectors: Agrictech, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Edutech, Fintech, and Innovation in Creative Enterprises.
Program Objectives
- Unleash a new crop of innovative startups through the program.
- Create a pipeline for investors, venture capital firms and other financial organizations.
- Create an enabling environment to innovate, create and launch new solutions for some of the challenges faced by Africans.
Program Structure
The program is designed to encompass various components that contribute to the overall success of participating startups. These components include Business Mentoring, Capacity Training, Lab Days, Demo Days, and collaboration with Technical Partners such as Fabricators, Technology Partners (Innov8), Venture Capitals, and Legal entities specializing in Patent and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).