Accelerator
bido Venture Studio - Cohort 1
bido
At a glance
- Deadline
- Runs in rounds. Cohort 2 open call opens January 2027; Cohort 3 in May 2027.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- a venture in Nigeria
- a founder building a venture
- Where
- Nigeria
A Nigeria-based venture studio building six ventures per cohort. It provides capital of up to N2 million per venture plus operating infrastructure and systems, and builds the business alongside the founder. This is a venture-studio model, so expect the studio to take a significant equity share; the exact percentage was not stated on the page I could read.
Runs in rounds. Cohort 2 open call opens January 2027; Cohort 3 in May 2027.
The facts
- What you get
- Up to N2 million capital per venture; 6 ventures per cohort
- Where
- Nigeria
- How long
- Cohort-based venture-building program
- Share of the prize or equity they take
- Venture-studio equity share; percentage not stated on the accessible page
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- a venture in Nigeria
- a founder building a venture
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A long application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “Application via the bido site”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
- On the date, the listing says: Cohort 1 open call ran from September 2026. The page gives months, not exact closing days.
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for an accelerator
General advice from us, the same for every accelerator. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check whether they take a share of your business, and how much. It is shown under the facts when the listing says.
- Show traction: customers, sales, users, growth, even small.
- Say plainly what problem you solve, for whom, and why your team.
If there is an interview or a test
- Practise a two minute pitch and a longer five minute one.
- Expect hard questions about your market and competitors. It is normal.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on bido's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at bido's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.