Bido Venture Studio: Cohort1
All Information
Bido is a Nigeria-first venture studio designed to identify promising Nigerian founders and work with them to build, structure and scale real businesses. Unlike a conventional grant or accelerator, bido provides capital, infrastructure, strategic support, systems and governance in exchange for an equity stake in the supported venture. Cohort 1 is targeting six ventures, with applications opening in September 2026.
Requirements checklist
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Be 18 years or older.
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Be based in Nigeria.
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Have a real business idea or existing business.
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Be prepared to build and operate the venture seriously.
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Teams may contain 1–5 people.
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Lagos and Abuja are preferred for the first year.
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Clearly identify the problem being solved and the people experiencing that problem.
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Be willing to accept an equity-based venture-studio relationship.
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Participate in the studio's milestone-based operating structure