- Prize Pool – ₦24 million
- Deadline – November 07, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The Collaborate Lagos initiative is back — bigger and bolder — at Art of Technology Lagos 7.0 (AOT 7.0), with a mission to bridge innovation with opportunity and scale high-impact startups across Africa’s leading tech hub.
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The 2025 edition features a ₦25 million prize pool, offering founders access to funding, mentorship, investor networks, and ecosystem visibility. Beyond the competition, Collaborate Lagos aims to empower entrepreneurs solving real-world challenges across key impact sectors that align with Lagos’s sustainable growth vision.
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Why It Matters
More than just a startup pitch competition, Collaborate Lagos is an innovation ecosystem designed to connect founders with capital, collaborators, and capacity-building resources. It recognizes that growth requires more than funding—it thrives on partnerships, access to markets, and shared learning.
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By bringing together startups, investors, government agencies, development partners, and corporates, the platform provides fertile ground for transformative ventures to scale and sustain their impact.
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Focus Sectors for 2025
Participating startups must be driving change within at least one of these key sectors:
- AgriTech– Smart farming and aquaculture innovations to enhance food security.
- HealthTech – Solutions improving healthcare access and delivery, from digital health to biotech.
- Sustainable Mobility– Innovations in green transport systems, EVs, and smart urban mobility
- EdTech– Transforming learning experiences through immersive and digital technologies.
- GreenTech & Clean Energy– Accelerating renewable energy adoption and carbon reduction solutions.
Benefits:
- Access to Funding: Compete for a share of the ₦25 million prize pool.
- Market Visibility: Showcase at Lagos’s largest tech and innovation event.
- Collaborative Networks: Connect with investors, corporates, and policymakers.
- Mentorship & Capacity Building: Learn from industry experts through workshops and one-on-one guidance.
Eligibility:
- Early-stage or growth-stage startups registered in Nigeria.
- Founders or teams with scalable, innovation-driven solutions.
- Businesses addressing challenges within the focus sectors.
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