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DEJI ALLI YOUNG TALENT AWARD (DAAYTA) 2025

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 14 January, 2025

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims at providing young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop innovative start-up ventures that add sustainable economic value to Nigeria.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the award, the applicant must:

be a citizen of Nigeria

be between 18 and 35 years of age

submit their application which must be their original work

have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers

must be a limited liability company duly incorporated in Nigeria

must be operating the company on a full-time basis

must commit to be physically available to fully participate in the DAAYTA programs and activities – Entrepreneurial education programme at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in Lagos, Nigeria

must commit to be available (physically or virtually) to participate in the 5-month acceleration support for the development of their venture

be able to fund his/her/team’s travel expenses and other associated costs if required

be physically available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop and Final Pitch Event scheduled for April 9 – 10, 2025

understand the business of ARM, what we stand for, and

be ready to represent ARM as an Ambassador

BENEFIT:

The winner of DAAYTA 2025 shall, subject to the Terms & Conditions, receive funding of ₦12,000,000 (twelve million naira) over one (1) year for the following purposes:

Contribution to working capital.

Participation in an entrepreneurial education program at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. (duration is 4 – 5 months)

5-month acceleration support services for the development of their venture by TVC Labs.

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CO-CREATION HUB/ MASTERCARD FOUNDATION EDTECH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (COHORT III)

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. Startups that make it into our accelerator programme enjoy the following benefits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Nigeria. They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.

Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities

EdTech Solution Based: Must have verifiable users aligned with our accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.

Inclusive Teams: Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply

BENEFIT:

Equity Free Funding: Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme

Support & Mentoring: Startups can tap into their multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimisation.

Investor Network: Startups, through this program, would be exposed to investors to help scale their products

Discounts & Deals: Startups through this program can enjoy special deals from tools and service providers they have partnered with.

Marketing Strategy: Their team of experts will help startups align their market strategy to enable them hit PMF

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