FemNest 2.0 – Heels and Tech

About

A five-week venture-building incubator supporting early-stage women innovators in Nigeria to validate and grow technology-enabled solutions for female and family health challenges.

Benefits

• 🎓Structured learning
  Participants receive practical business workshops, expert-led masterclasses and technology-enabled learning using AI and no-code tools
• 🧑‍🏫 Expert mentorship
  Participants receive guidance from healthcare professionals, product leaders, investors and startup operators
• 🚀Venture development
  Participants develop customer discovery, validation strategy, business model and go-to-market plans
• 💻Technology training
  Participants learn how to use AI, no-code and other technologies to improve operations, reach, service delivery and scale
• 🎤Demo Day
  Participants can pitch their ventures to investors, ecosystem partners and potential collaborators at the FemNest Showcase in Lagos
• 📄Venture outputs
  By the end of the programme, participants are expected to have a validated problem statement, customer research insights, a stronger business model and investor-ready pitch materials
• 🤝Alumni network and partnerships
  Participants gain access to the FemNest alumni network and opportunities for partnerships
• 💰Milestone-based funding
  Top ventures will also be eligible for milestone-based funding, conditional on being selected as a top venture and meeting milestones

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: open to women innovators in Nigeria
• Must have identified a real challenge affecting women, children or families and be ready to explore or build a solution around it
• May be at idea stage, validating an existing concept, building a first prototype, or exploring how AI can accelerate the solution
• No coding expertise is required
• Applicants with ideas outside the listed focus examples may also be considered if their solutions address relevant challenges affecting women and families (preferred, not guaranteed)

Target Region

Nigeria

Target Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences, Education, Financial Services, Other