Orange Corners Nigeria
Orange Corners (Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs) / FATE Foundation · Incubation (Dutch govt)
VariesFree 6-month incubation (training, coaching, workspace) with prototype/market-linkage funding (amount not stated)
Dutch-government-funded 6-month incubation in Lagos for young founders aged 18–35, run by FATE Foundation, with training, mentoring, workspace and funding for prototyping and market linkages.
Key terms
- Age 18–35 with core business operations in Lagos
- Validated innovative concept no more than 2 years old, addressing a local challenge linked to the SDGs
- Online application → compulsory 2-day bootcamp for 50 semi-finalists → 20 selected
- No participation fees; no equity
- Applications open twice a year; no open call confirmed at verification
Eligibility
- Where
- Nigeria
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Max company age
- 2 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Founders aged 18–35
- Based in Lagos
- SDG-linked business
How to apply
When the 'Apply now' button appears on the Orange Corners Nigeria page, apply via FATE Foundation's OCN form.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Twice-yearly intake (next TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10 · source