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WHAT WE DO

Four pillars. One outcome: companies.

Everything the studio does fits under four kinds of support. Most teams use all four; some arrive needing only one.

[ photo: lab bench, glassware, warm light ]
01

Lab & Facility Access

Working science needs working benches. We negotiate structured access to labs, equipment and pilot facilities through our partner institutions, so studio teams keep experimenting while they build.

Bench space and equipment scheduling at partner institutions
Pilot-line time for hardware and materials teams
Safety, compliance and procurement support
[ photo: founders whiteboarding ]
02

Spin-off Creation

The distance between a result and a company is paperwork, licensing and people. We handle the structure so researchers can stay focused on the technology.

IP licensing negotiated with tech-transfer offices
Incorporation, governance and cap-table setup
Founding-team search and matching
[ photo: mentor session ]
03

Mentorship

Every studio team gets operators who have shipped, scientists who have published, and investors who will tell the truth early.

Operator mentors paired to every team
Scientist-in-residence office hours
Investor feedback before you fundraise
[ photo: pitch meeting ]
04

Funding Pathways

From the first studio cheque to a syndicated pre-seed round, we make sure capital is never the reason good science stalls.

Pre-seed studio cheque at spin-out
Grant navigation across national and international programs
Warm introductions to pre-seed and seed funds
ELIGIBILITY & PROCESS

From application to spin-out.

Open to researchers at any Nigerian university or research institute, and to independent deep-tech founders. Cohorts are rolling — apply when the research is ready, not when a deadline says so.

01
Apply
A short application — your research, its readiness, what you need.
02
Diligence sprint
Four weeks of technical and market diligence with our science partners.
03
Studio build
12–24 weeks building the company around the research, inside the studio.
04
Spin out
Incorporation, licensed IP, first cheque — and a company that exists.
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