Call for startups: Apply to the FSDH Deal Room in Collaboration with UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office

To support more startups access working capital to boost the growth of their business operations in Nigeria, the UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs) and FSDH Merchant Bank have partnered to launch an exclusive Deal Room for startups to structure their access to capital with Financiers and Investors. 

The Deal Room is designed to enable startups who have been in operation for a minimum of 2 years and have significant traction to gain access to working capital to continue their business operations while accessing networks and the necessary insight to keep navigating amidst the tough economic climate.  

Only Selected startups will participate in this exclusive room. Selected startups will also undergo a closed-door selection process to gain an invite into the room to access both equity and debt financing   

To be eligible, Startups need to meet the following criteria:

• Must have been in operation for a minimum 2 years
• Should be generating significant Revenue/traction/Turnover 
• Should be operational in Nigeria or looking to operate in Nigeria 
• Should be willing to securitize funding/Capital 
• Having a Female co-founder/ Female managed business is a plus 
• Should be willing to partner/transact leveraging FSDH Merchant Bank

Application closes by midnight on August 30^8h, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and applicants are encouraged to submit their applications early. 

Apply here: bit.ly/FSDHBN

About UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office

The UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office was established in 2015. Its mandate is to engage with the Nigerian government, relevant private sector operators, Small and Medium Enterprises institutions (SMEs) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region in sustainable economic development through the promotion of technologically based investment in collaboration with the ITPO network worldwide.

About FSDH Merchant Bank

FSDH Merchant Bank is Nigeria’s premier merchant bank with a history spanning over three decades. Through the FSDH Women-in-Business Initiative, FSDH is committed to investing in and supporting female-led companies, and their founders across Nigeria. 

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