How to Apply for NINJA Accelerator Program in Nigeria

How to Apply for NINJA Accelerator Program in Nigeria

 

In today’s post, we will show you how to apply for NINJA Accelerator Program in Nigeria, follow the instructions carefully and apply.

 

What is NINJA Accelerator Program?

Next INnovation with JApan (NINJA) is a startup support initiative by JICA launched in January 2020 to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and the creation of new businesses in emerging countries.

 

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in 2021, commissioned an ecosystem mapping report of Nigeria’s startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem with emphasis on the agritech, health tech or cleantech sectors. The ecosystem mapping report highlighted noticeable gaps in the following subsectors within the Agritech innovation space; logistics, cold chain monitoring and insurance. In the HealthTech sector, gaps were discovered in the nutrition, mobile health/fitness apps, healthcare marketing and many more subsectors. Unlike the Agric and healthtech sectors, the cleantech sector in Nigeria is in its growth stage, and with the global shift towards environmental sustainability and responsibility, there is a need to support innovation in this sector.

 

Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) Accelerator in Nigeria – 2nd Cohort is designed to enhance the Nigerian startup ecosystem by strengthening underperforming and necessary sub-sectors in sectors (such as agriculture, health and cleantech) in Nigeria. It is expected to have collaboration among participants in the supply chain, contribute significantly to economic growth and promote promising youths with innovative businesses.

 

The 2nd cohort of the Ninja Accelerator will be conducted entirely online.

 

Eligibility Criteria

Your company must be legally incorporated in your country.

Sector must be Agri-tech, health tech or clean tech (including finance/logistics in those sectors etc.

If you are a foreign company, your company must be legally incorporated with CAC in Nigeria prior to the commencement of the training.

Applicants’ startups should be innovative and technology-driven.

Funding stage should be pre-Seed, Seed and pre-Series A

 

Deadline for Application: May 13th 2022

 

Click here to go to the Application Portal

NINJA Accelerator Program in Nigeria