NutriPitch: The Nourish Nigeria Challenge

The NutriPitch: The Nourish Nigeria Challenge is a unique accelerator programme developed in partnership with the SUN Business Network and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and supported by the FATE Foundation. This is a competition is dedicated to scaling up nutrition and food safety focused businesses that are innovatively supporting the food value chain by promoting nutrition and food safety diet in Nigeria.

APPLICATION WINDOW

CLOSED

DEADLINE

22 Sep 2019

PRIZES

The top 10 finalists will be shortlisted to be admitted into the programme which will commence with an induction session, a one-week intensive accelerator boot camp and GAP Analysis to help each entrepreneur explore their current position as a business and develop individual growth plans to scale. The boot camp sessions will equip the entrepreneurs with insights, tools and resources to:

Develop market-based solutions that address diet quality gap/need in the Nigerian market
Develop a viable strategy for scaling their enterprises in a financially sustainable manner with a validated business model and
Effectively communicate and engage in investment opportunities with local and international investors and funding organisations.

The NutriPitch Final will provide a platform for the 10 participating entrepreneurs to showcase and pitch their businesses to key funding partners.

The overall winner will represent Nigeria in the Global SUN Pitch Competition in Singapore.

OTHER KEY DATES

October 2019: The programme will commence in Lagos, Nigeria.
28th November 2019: The NutriPitch Final will be taking place.
April 2020: The Global SUN Pitch Competition in Singapore will be taking place.