Not lower than 210 startup candidates
have superior to the subsequent stage of the South East Growth Fee (SEDC’s) first part of its South East Enterprise Capital Program (SEVCP) competitors.
An announcement dated April 15, 2026 and made out there to journalists in Abuja by the Fee’s Govt Director and chairman of the programme, Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka disclosed that this was from a pool of over 1,200 purposes obtained.
He stated the quantity included 128 startups within the “Incubator Observe and 82 startups within the Accelerator Observe,” including that an Funding Ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, Might 26, 2026,will see “the place chosen startups will obtain funding,” adopted by a part of structured help.
“This milestone marks a major step within the Fee’s broader effort to determine, help, and scale high-potential, technology-driven ventures throughout the area.
“The analysis course of was designed to make sure equity, consistency, and alignment with the targets of this system.
“The startups advancing to this stage have demonstrated readability of thought, tangible progress, and credible potential for scale. They now proceed to the subsequent part of the competitors,” he acknowledged.