
Lagos Puts a ₦200 Million Grant Pool Behind Its Young Agrifood Builders
Applications for Lagos Agrithon 2026 close July 19. Youth-led agribusinesses compete for a N200 million grant pool plus mentorship and enterprise support.
Technical and strategic stories that raise the builder baseline.

Applications for Lagos Agrithon 2026 close July 19. Youth-led agribusinesses compete for a N200 million grant pool plus mentorship and enterprise support.
AINovastar Ventures and Google launched an Applied AI Lab for African startups in healthcare, agriculture and education; 5-10 teams picked by September.
FintechNigeria's Myka raised an undisclosed pre-seed from a heavy list of fintech founders to fix insurance distribution. The model is what to interrogate.
EventsA working list of African startup funding open right now, fresh funds taking pitches and accelerators with deadlines approaching, with what each backs and how to qualify.
AIYamify raised pre-seed from Launch Africa to build an AI deployment platform for African developers. The real test is which African-specific constraints it actually removes.