Capital
Capital That Moves Ideas Forward
Nigeria 2.0 is designed to connect high-growth businesses and startups with the capital and partners that can help them scale.
- Eko Convention Centre, Lagos
Capital
Capital That Moves Ideas Forward
The summit is designed to create structured connections between the people who build businesses and the people who fund them.
$50M+
Target Investment Commitments
A target the summit is working toward. It is not a record of commitments already made.
Structured connections between
Enterprise
- Local businesses
- Startups
Enablers
- Government
- Strategic partners
Capital
- Development finance institutions
- Venture capital
- Institutional investors
- Diaspora investors
Explore Investment Opportunities
Find your route into the room
For businesses and startups
Meet capital providers whose mandates fit your stage and sector through qualified, pre-arranged meetings.
Register as a businessFor investors and DFIs
Access a curated pipeline of Nigerian businesses and startups, and the leaders shaping the operating environment.
Register as an investorFor strategic partners
Support structured deal-making and align your organisation with the summit's capital agenda.
Discuss partnership
Structured Deal-Making
From Conversations to Connections
Networking at Nigeria 2.0 is structured, not left to chance. Participants are qualified and matched so that meetings happen between people with a genuine reason to talk.
200+
Target B2B & B2G Meetings
Business-to-business and business-to-government sessions.
Step 1, before the summit: Business
Organisations register their interest and objectives.
Step 2, before the summit: Qualification
Needs, readiness and fit are reviewed.
Step 3, before the summit: Matchmaking
Participants are paired against shared priorities.
Step 4, at the summit: Meeting
Structured B2B and B2G sessions take place at the summit.
Step 5, after the summit: Partnership
Aligned parties continue the conversation.
Step 6, after the summit: Potential Deal
Where there is fit, conversations can progress toward agreements.
Step 1, before the summit: Business
Organisations register their interest and objectives.
Step 2, before the summit: Qualification
Needs, readiness and fit are reviewed.
Step 3, before the summit: Matchmaking
Participants are paired against shared priorities.
Step 4, at the summit: Meeting
Structured B2B and B2G sessions take place at the summit.
Step 5, after the summit: Partnership
Aligned parties continue the conversation.
Step 6, after the summit: Potential Deal
Where there is fit, conversations can progress toward agreements.
Meetings create the conditions for partnerships and potential deals. No outcome is guaranteed, and no deals are reported until they are confirmed by the parties involved.
Startup Pitch Arena
The Startup Pitch Arena
Ideas seeking capital. Solutions seeking scale.Selected startups will present their businesses to investors, business leaders and ecosystem partners. The summit aims to showcase innovation from 50 startups.
Pitch format
- 01
Selection
Startups are selected ahead of the summit. Criteria will be published with the application details.
- 02
Pitch
Selected founders present on the summit stage to an audience of investors and ecosystem leaders.
- 03
Engagement
Investors and partners connect with founders during the summit's structured networking.
Important dates
Application details coming soon. Selection criteria, deadlines and the application form will be published here.
Invest in People. Invest in Possibilities.
Take your seat at the table.
Join leaders, investors, businesses, policymakers, innovators and talent at the Nigeria 2.0 Leadership Business Summit.
- Eko Convention Centre, Lagos