ANC STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
This program is an incubation program intended to discover and back up the community’s most talented entrepreneurs. We help young entrepreneurs create successful companies that scale and build thriving global systems.
We believe that great founders come in all shades, genders, and nationalities. Since our inception, we have made it our mission to find and empower talented founders–whether they are overlooked in our backyards or on the sidewalk.
Also known as the ANC Seed Accelerator, our very first accelerator program was launched in September 2019 which allowed us to choose from all the applicants the best entrepreneurs whose businesses we wanted to grace with our mentorship.
ANC Pitch Day
On the ANC Pitch Day, startups who were duly registered showed up to lay their business plans on the table and in their own way, tried to convince the team why they should be chosen for the thousand miles walk with ANC Stock Investment Limited.
Out of the 7 that registered, 3 startups were selected: M Sabi Fashion House (fashion designer in western and African outfits), Aninco Media (branding and communications), and Benz Food–now NASOY (food processing).
Also Read: Three Startups Emerge Winners of the 2020 ANC Startup Accelerator
Our acceleration period takes six months during which we walk with the entrepreneurs, helping them minimize risk, and opening them up to the new doors through which they could get their dreams fulfilled.
We establish a distinctive, compelling, and enduring brand from day one, knowing that this will boost their ability to differentiate their positions in the market and, therefore, target their most important prospects.
ANC Demo Day
The ANC Demo Day is what comes after the period of incubation. On this day, our startups come to showcase what they have learned. After graduation, startups must have had long-lasting relationships with top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, lawyers from top firms in and about the country, and more.
Our long-awaited Demo Day slated for April 2020 was canceled due to the increasing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our investors from Germany, America, China, and within the country could not risk it. Another date is in the pipeline and we still continue to toddle with our young entrepreneurs until then.
