An institutional partnership between Meridian Investment Group, Pan-Atlantic University’s EDC, and Lagos Innovation Hub to capitalize, educate, and accelerate Nigeria's next generational enterprise founders.
Grant Tranche
₦30,000,000
100% Equity-free
Accelerated
42 Founders
Across 6 cohorts
Follow-On
₦1.8B+
Syndicated capital
Cohort 05 Featured Alum
Damilola Adebayo
Founder, AgriFlow Technologies Ltd.
Tranche 01 Voucher
PAU-EDC Approved
Immediate Seed
₦10,000,000
Disbursement
100% Cleared
Every naira of the grant is structured into three compounding pillars — capital deployment, institutional academic leadership, and venture growth sprints.
₦10,000,000
Institutional Value
Direct seed tranche to unlock immediate operational velocity, paired with structured balance-sheet modeling and strategic go-to-market advisory.
Key Deliverables
₦8,000,000
Institutional Value
Comprehensive executive curriculum at Pan-Atlantic University Enterprise Development Centre, building institutional discipline and governance resilience.
Key Deliverables
₦12,000,000
Institutional Value
Intensive venture scaling sprints at Nigeria’s premier technology campus, ending with an institutional Demo Day pitching to 200+ venture funds.
Key Deliverables
100% Non-Dilutive Grant. No equity forfeited, no advisory share warrants required from cohort founders.
From preliminary due diligence to the institutional Demo Day in Victoria Island, every milestone is designed to accelerate venture readiness.
Jan 15 — Mar 01, 2026
Digital intake of founder profile, balance sheets, CAC documentation, and pitch deck. Verified submissions move to panel screening.
Mar 15 — Mar 22, 2026
Top 20 finalists present live before the joint investment committee of PAU-EDC, Meridian Capital, and ecosystem mentors in Lagos.
Apr 06 — Aug 28, 2026
Disbursement of first ₦10M tranche, immersion into PAU executive modules, weekly financial modeling sprints, and founder advisory.
Sep 18, 2026
Culmination at Lagos Innovation Hub. Founders pitch directly to over 200 venture capital partners, angel syndicates, and DFIs.
Led by Adaeze Okonkwo · Co-Founder & CEO
Nigeria's pioneering B2B reverse logistics platform, digitizing municipal and industrial waste streams into raw feedstocks for manufacturing conglomerates.
Audited Program Milestones
340%
Revenue Surge
1,200+
B2B Clients
18.5k
Recycled MT
Led by Bolaji Sofoluwe · Co-Founder & CTO
Decentralized recovery infrastructure linking independent recovery agents with verified micro-credit underwriting, insurance, and instant wallet settlements.
Audited Program Milestones
8,500+
Active Agents
₦42M
Monthly GMV
11
States Live
Led by Mariam Adeola Grey · Founder & Lead Pharmacist
Digitally orchestrated cold-chain supply connecting authenticated essential therapeutics and telehealth diagnostics directly to underserved pharmacies.
Audited Program Milestones
220k+
Fulfillments
65,000
Patients Served
140
Health Outposts
We focus on early-growth Nigerian enterprises solving essential systemic challenges. Review the formal benchmark requirements prior to submitting:
Digital Submission
2026 Intake Portal
Complete the three-step digital prospectus including founder credentials, business summary, and pitch deck repository link.
All submitted materials protected by non-disclosure protocols