Application Deadline: May 13th, 2022.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in 2021, commissioned an ecosystem mapping report of Nigeria’s startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem with emphasis on the agritech, health tech or cleantech sectors. The ecosystem mapping report highlighted noticeable gaps in the following subsectors within the Agritech innovation space; logistics, cold chain monitoring and insurance. In the HealthTech sector, gaps were discovered in the nutrition, mobile health/fitness apps, healthcare marketing and many more subsectors.
Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) Accelerator in Nigeria – 2nd Cohort is designed to enhance the Nigerian startup ecosystem by strengthening underperforming and necessary sub-sectors in sectors (such as agriculture, health and cleantech) in Nigeria. It is expected to have collaboration among participants in the supply chain, contribute significantly to economic growth and promote promising youths with innovative businesses.
Requirements
Your company must be legally incorporated in your country.
Sector must be agri tech, health tech or clean tech (including finance/logistics in those sectors etc.)
If you are a foreign company, your company must be legally incorporated with CAC in Nigeria prior to the commencement of the training.
Applicants startups should be innovative and technology-driven.
Funding stage should be pre-Seed, Seed and pre-Series A
Benefits
Tailored Support for Business Growth.
Expansion.
Opportunity for foreign startups to expand into the Nigerian market
Opportunity
Opportunity to pitch to Japanese investors and corporates at the largest African-focused startup event in Japan.
Legal Support
Support with legal incorporation of selected foreign startups in Nigeria.
