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Ventures Platform

Nigeria's most active early-stage VC

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Ventures Platform is Nigeria’s most active early-stage VC and accelerator. They invest $50K–$250K at pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on software companies solving African problems. Portfolio includes Paystack (acquired by Stripe), Helium Health, Farmcrowdy, and many more. Also runs the VP Labs incubation program.

🇳🇬Nigeria

·Grants & Accelerators·Free tier·1+ week

Best for

Early-stageSaaS

Use when

You're a Nigerian founder raising a pre-seed or seed round and want a local investor who understands the market deeply.

Skip when

You are seed-stage or later — Ventures Platform focuses on pre-seed and seed. Look at Partech Africa or TLcom for Series A.

Ventures Platform is the most Nigerian-founder-friendly fund in the country. They take a local-first approach and have deep connections to the Lagos tech ecosystem. Worth following on social media even if you’re not fundraising.

Alternatives

MEST, Techstars, YC

Verified Apr 1, 2026