Delivered with the Zimara operational-excellence platform.
Nigeria has the agritech innovation. The missing piece is investment readiness.
Strong founders are building real products in production, processing, logistics and distribution — yet many stall at the point capital decisions are made. The systems, governance and reporting that investors expect simply aren't in place yet.
More than funding
the readiness that makes
funding possible.
20M Competitive Grant Pool
Non-dilutive grant funding awarded across the strongest ventures at Demo Day.
Operational & Governance Excellence
Structured exercises on Zimara that turn day-to-day operations into investor-grade systems.
Top 50 Excellence Exercises
The shortlisted ventures build the structure, controls and reporting investors expect.
Top 20 Investment Bootcamp
An intensive across finance, governance, operations and pitch — built around your business.
Expert Advisory & Mentorship
One-to-one guidance from operators, investors and sector specialists.
Investor & Market Access
Connections to investors, partners and markets that can back your growth.
Final Pitch & Demo Day
The Top 20 present to a panel of investors and partners at the programme finale.
Media & Post-Programme Support
Visibility and continued support that carries beyond the cohort itself.
The work investors look for, done before you pitch.
A guided sequence of exercises on Zimara.org that build the structure behind a fundable business. The conceptual framework is ours — your real progress is yours.
Operating model & unit economics
Make the way you create and capture value legible and defensible.
Governance & controls
Put the structures, roles and decision rights investors expect in place.
Financial reporting & data room
Build clean, current records and a data room ready for diligence.
Risk & compliance readiness
Identify and document the risks that matter before they are asked about.
Six milestones, from application to the pitch stage.
- 1Open · close 31 Jul 2026
Applications
Open to agritech ventures registered and operating in Nigeria.
- 23 August 2026
Top 50 shortlist announced
The first shortlist of 50 ventures is published.
- 3From 4 August 2026
Excellence exercises on Zimara
Operational and governance exercises begin on Zimara.org.
- 419 October 2026
Top 20 ventures announced
The finalists advancing to the bootcamp are revealed.
- 5From 20 October 2026
Bootcamp begins
An intensive of advisory, learning and pitch preparation.
- 65 November 2026
Final pitch & Demo Day
The Top 20 pitch to investors; the grant pool is awarded.
Demo Day
The Top 20 pitch to a panel of investors and partners and the strongest ventures share the ₦20 million grant pool.
Everything you need to know.
Agritech ventures registered and operating in Nigeria — across production, processing, logistics and distribution — with a working product or service and operating traction.
Apply to the 2026 cohort.
Take your venture from operating to investment-ready and compete for the ₦20 million grant pool.
Start your applicationApplications open · close 31 July 2026 · Demo Day 5 Nov 2026