Antler Nigeria Sandbox

Run by Antler.

Lagos is the base for Antler's eight-week in-person Sandbox in Nigeria. Backing runs to $250k at pre-seed, split into an initial $100k ticket for 10% equity plus a pre-committed $150k that matches the next VC-led round on its terms; founders also receive over $850k in tech credits and free office space. Generalist by sector.

Investment

US$250,000 (Above Sub-Saharan Africa median $54.5k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

10% (Above global median 6%)

Duration

8 weeks (Shorter than Sub-Saharan Africa median 26 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.antler.co/location/nigeria read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, format, application url

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Last verified 2026-09-05.