For investors & DFIs
We don't just scout the ecosystem.We helped build it.
15+ ventures incubated, each screened through the same Readiness Score and mentor-reviewed process before an investor ever sees them.
The pipeline
Ventures with evidence behind them.
15+
startups incubated since 2017
40
Tech Bridge ventures selected for incubation
42
graduate-led businesses profiled
45.2%
of those businesses female-owned
We state the gap too: only 23.8% of profiled businesses are CAC-registered, and formalisation is the next push.
“The Demo Day was a proof of concept; the incubation programme is our proof of impact.”
How we screen
One Readiness Score.Ten questions, four stages.
Every venture is assessed on the same ten dimensions, so ventures can be compared on the same terms.
- Formalisation
- Digital presence
- Team stage
- Revenue stage
- Technical capacity
- Market validation
- Financial discipline
- Funding stage
- Scale ambition
- Support access
- Just Starting0–25
- Building Momentum26–50
- Investor-Ready51–75
- Export-Ready76–100
Impact at a glance
A social enterprise with a revenue engine, a pipeline and honest numbers.
105
young people completed the IDEAS TVET Creative Media programme
Documented97.1%
of graduates economically active at completion
Documented45.7%
of the cohort were women
Documented15,000+
people trained since 2012
Institutional record
What this means for investors and dfis
- Commercial consulting and training revenue funds community programmes; 10–20% of net commercial profit goes to the Impact Fund.
- 42 graduate-led businesses profiled, near gender parity, and a named formalisation gap we are working on.
- Venture Builder track and incubation pipeline from the Demo Day.
“This project has been highly transformative for me. Within six months, I've come away with a functional marketing company that earns me a living. This is huge for me — the experience meant the world.”
Strategic direction
Six objectives to 2031.
From a grant-funded implementation partner to a commercially self-sustaining enterprise. These are targets, not forecasts.
Build recurring commercial revenue
₦1bn+ annually, over half of it recurring and unrestricted.
Complete accreditation and use it
Full course-range accreditation, used as a market differentiator.
Turn our alumni base into an asset
A tracked, supported network generating placement and delivery capacity.
Reduce founder dependency
A financeable, transferable institution, not one person's revenue pipeline.
Establish evidence credibility
Independently verified outcomes, audited accounts and published data.
Deepen inclusion
Inclusion targets met and evidenced in every programme, every year.
See who's ready.Ask for the pipeline.
Tell us your stage, sector and ticket size, and we'll share what fits.