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A venture studio in Lagos & New York committed to Build, Scale & Fund early-stage startups

03/11/2025

Happy new month!!

November is here, and we remain focused on one mission: helping founders turn ideas into companies built to scale.

This month, weโ€™re doubling down on innovation, venture building, and equipping those who are brave enough to create the future.

Because the world doesnโ€™t slow down , and neither do we.

Happy New Month from FirstFounders.

27/10/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

โ€ฆit will be built by those who take bold action with the right support behind them.

The Venture Launchpad is where visionaries become founders and ideas become scalable companies.

๐Ÿ“ŒWe provide the infrastructure, expertise, and capital foundation so you can build for tomorrow with confidence.
For us, it is ๐Ÿ‘‡

Build boldly. Build for tomorrow.

Join the Venture Launchpad Program today.

Here: https://www.firstfounders.cc/launchpad

22/10/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป

is your gateway to exclusive deal flow, high-value networking, and direct access to investors shaping the future of innovation.

๐Ÿ“ŒThis premium gathering is designed for founders ready to scale and investors seeking high-potential ventures.

Expect:
โ€ข Private DealRoom access
โ€ข Strategic networking opportunities
โ€ข Live startup demos
โ€ข Fireside conversations with industry leaders

๐Ÿ“… Date: March 6th, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Venue disclosed to confirmed registrants
๐Ÿ•“ Registration closes October 31st

Secure your place now: ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://bit.ly/4mRfx2B

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Photos from FirstFounders's post 21/10/2025

Many top corporate leaders never launch scalable companies, not because of lack of skill,

๐Ÿ‘‰but because the leap from comfort to entrepreneurship is steep.

Itโ€™s not an easy one.

The Venture Launchpad removes that barrier, providing the team, capital, and infrastructure to build with you.

Applications close 25th October.

Register via https://www.firstfounders.cc/launchpad.

20/10/2025

Blog post:

๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ

As Africaโ€™s tech ecosystem rapidly moves,

a new model is emerging beyond traditional VC and accelerators ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€.

These innovation engines donโ€™t just invest in startups; they co-build them from the ground up, providing capital, expert teams, and long-term support to turn bold ideas into scalable companies.

From FirstFounders to other trailblazing studios across the continent, this model is transforming how African startups are born, funded, and scaled.

If you want to understand how venture studios are shaping the future of African innovation and where the biggest opportunities lie?

๐Ÿ‘‰Read more on our Medium channel to dive into the full report.

Here : https://medium.com//nigerian-venture-studio-ecosystem-report-3c6f99881615

17/10/2025

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟe!!

This is a premium event bringing together visionary founders and forward-thinking investors.

Featuring:

โ€ขExclusive DealRoom

โ€ขNetworking

โ€ขFireside Chat

โ€ขStartup Demo
๐Ÿ“… Date: March 6th, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Venue: To be communicated to registered participants

๐Ÿ•“ Registration ends October 31st

Register now to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4mRfx2B

Powered by Vivacity and FirstFounders

Photos from FirstFounders's post 14/10/2025

๐—”๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ :

๐Ÿ‘‰to prove that the venture studio model isnโ€™t just viable in Africa, itโ€™s transformative.

Our portfolio startups,
Pocket Lawyers, PayAfta, and KorinAI , are leading this evolution.

โ€ขPocket Lawyers is simplifying access to affordable legal services.

โ€ขPayAfta is empowering customers to shop and pay online securely

โ€ขKorinAI helps creators produce original African sounds with AI-powered precision.

Each of these companies reflects our belief that African founders are not just building for today โ€” theyโ€™re defining the next decade of innovation.

And weโ€™re creating the spaces where this future connects.

๐Ÿ”น FirstFounders African Ecosystem Mixer โ€” bringing together founders, investors, and partners driving real impact across the continent.

๐Ÿ”น FirstFounders Investors Connect | London โ€” a curated gathering designed to bridge African innovation with global capital.

Meanwhile, our X Space on โ€œWho to Hire and When to Hire Your First Teamโ€

recently drew over 1.1K live participants, spotlighting the critical foundations of team building and venture growth.

Through deep focus, positioning, and ex*****on, we continue to strengthen the bridge between African creativity, capital, and scale โ€” one founder, one startup, one milestone at a time.

13/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ**M&A Today Global Awards 2026** by GPMG.

This recognition underscores our dedication to excellence and impact.

A big thank you to our team, founders, partners, and everyone who has walked this journey with us.

Hereโ€™s to raising the bar even higher.

09/10/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐Ÿ“Œ

๐Ÿ‘‰Samuel Kemeshi, founding partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at FirstFounders explains how the F2 Venture Launchpad compresses that process into a focused 10-month venture building program

โœ๏ธhelping founders build faster, smarter, and bolder.

With the F2 Launchpad, founders donโ€™t just get mentorshipโ€”they get ex*****on power.

Our team helps refine your idea, test it in the market, build traction, and connect you with investors, all for $25,000.

If youโ€™ve been waiting for the right moment to bring your startup idea to life, this is it.

The structure, strategy, and support you need are right here.

Applications are open until October 25, 2025.

Apply here:

https://www.firstfounders.cc/launchpad

Photos from FirstFounders's post 06/10/2025

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€”๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜.

Thatโ€™s exactly what the F2 Venture Launchpad is designed to deliver.

The Venture Launchpad is a 10-month venture building program for individuals and institutions ready to transform startup ideas into thriving, revenue-generating businesses.

With venture studio-style expertise, we provide the ex*****on power most founders lack.

๐Ÿ‘‰For just $25,000, we donโ€™t stop at advice.

Over 10 months, weโ€™ll refine your idea, test it in the market, build traction, and run the business for you,setting up scalable systems while engaging potential investors.

If youโ€™re serious about turning your idea into a high-growth company, this is your launchpad.

Applications are open until October 25, 2025.

Here: https://www.firstfounders.cc/launchpad

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