Apply: Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility

Deadline: 07 September, 2020

Applications for the Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility (NISRF) are now open.

NISRF is an emergency facility designed by a consortium of funding partners to disburse grants to a significant number of existing post-MVP stage startups in order to remain viable during the Covid-19 crisis.

NISRF is designed to support grant applicants whose businesses/activities are either being adversely affected by or modified in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Benefits

  • Business equity-free funding between $5,000 and $20,000
  • Access to a pool of mentors and business experts
  • Chance to continue to create impact and stay afloat

Eligibility

  • Be a company operating in Nigeria
  • The company is tackling an urgent social problem
  • The company is post-MVP, revenue-generating, registered with CAC
  • Demonstrate solid financial health before the outbreak of Covid-19
  • The company has already received seed capital
  • Demonstrate the scale of impact or potential for future scale
  • Fall in any of these sectors: agriculture, critical infrastructure, financial services, health care, education, and with initiatives that target the informal sector

To apply and for more information, click here.

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