Following its official launch on Friday, the 7th of March 2014, Leadpath Nigeria is officially making a call for technology startups to apply for enrolment in the first cohort of the accelerator platform.
Dubbed “Pathfinders”, the Leadpath Nigeria accelerator program lasts for 3 months, during which enrolled startups will gain access to seed funding between $25k to $100k (depending on the needs and the size of the opportunity) as well as provide mentoring and back office support like Legal, Accounting, Tax, Recruitment etc, to enable the companies focus on delivering a viable product to the market.
The Leadpath Nigeria accelerator program will admit five pathfinders for its first batch. These will be early stage tech companies playing in the mobile space, e-commerce, payment solutions and big data.
According to the founder, Olumide Soyombo “We are looking for startups with products and ideas that address a need or a gap in the market. These products must be robust and scalable. We will also need the founders to have the right startup attitude, that is, ready to sacrifice and with the required staying power.”
[quote_box_center]The Leadpath Nigeria accelerator program lasts for 3 months, during which enrolled startups will gain access to seed funding between $25k to $100k (depending on the needs and the size of the opportunity) as well as provide mentoring and back office support like Legal, Accounting, Tax, Recruitment etc, to enable the companies focus on delivering a viable product to the market. [/quote_box_center]Speaking of the launch event held previously on the 7th of March, Leadpath Nigeria program manager Tope Ajao said “we were very impressed with the turnout and the excitement generated as we shared our unique approach to investment in this market. We had folk already making pitches at the launch event, and we advised to apply properly via the accelerator program”.
The deadline for applications is the 25th of April 2014. Startups can apply directly here or at www.leadpath.com.ng