Cascador ScaleUp Program

Run by Cascador.

Cascador's twelve-week programme for Lagos founders combines two weeks of remote preparation, a four-day in-person CEO Forum, seven weeks of weekly virtual education and a closing forum with Pitch Day. Each founder receives a $5,000 personal development stipend on completion, and up to $50,000 in pitch prizes is awarded to a subset of standout companies rather than to everyone; no equity stake is mentioned. Generalist by sector.

Investment

US$5,000 (Below Sub-Saharan Africa median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 82% of Sub-Saharan Africa · Like 79% globally)

Duration

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

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

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://cascador.org/apply-now/ read 2026-09-07 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, application url
• https://cascador.org/ read 2026-09-07 — supports contact email

Other accelerators in Lagos

• Antler Nigeria Sandbox
• Founder Institute Lagos
• Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship (Nigeria)
• Orange Corners Nigeria

Last verified 2026-09-07.