AI ACADEMY NIGERIA PITCHATHON 2026
AI ACADEMY NIGERIA PITCHATHON 2026 🇳🇬
🚀 Build bold AI solutions for Nigeria!
Are you a Nigerian developer, startup founder, or team building an innovative solution using Meta’s AI technologies? This is an opportunity to showcase your innovation, connect with investors, and compete for US$5,000 in equity-free funding.
🎯 ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AI Academy Nigeria is a multi-track AI capacity-building initiative by Meta, in partnership with 3MTT, Nigeria’s national digital talent initiative under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and delivered by Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN).
The AI Academy Nigeria Pitchathon is designed for Nigerian startups and teams with an early-stage AI idea, working solution, or AI-powered product built using Meta’s AI technologies.
👥 WHO CAN APPLY?
Applications are open to:
✅ Nigerian startups
✅ Nigerian developers
✅ Startup teams
✅ Innovators building AI solutions
✅ Teams with an early-stage AI idea or working AI product
✅ Builders using Meta’s AI technologies
🏆 WHAT SELECTED PARTICIPANTS GET
Shortlisted applicants will have the opportunity to:
🎤 Pitch their innovation live at GITEX Nigeria
💰 Compete for US$5,000 equity-free funding
📢 Receive Meta advertising credits
🤝 Connect with investors and ecosystem leaders
🌍 Gain exposure within Nigeria’s growing AI ecosystem
✈️ Be considered for Meta’s Regional AI Summit in Istanbul, Türkiye, in November 2026
🧠 Receive mentorship and technical support
💻 Gain practical exposure to Meta AI tools and technologies
🏅 Become part of the wider AI Academy Nigeria community
💵 PRIZE
🥇 Top two Pitchathon winners:
💰 US$5,000 each in equity-free funding
📢 Meta advertising credits
✈️ Opportunity to attend Meta’s Regional AI Summit in Istanbul, Türkiye, in November 2026.
Only 10 successful applicants will be selected to pitch their innovations live at GITEX Nigeria.
🌟 WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY
This is more than a pitch competition. It is an opportunity to put your AI innovation in front of investors, technology leaders and the wider innovation ecosystem.
Participants can gain valuable experience in:
🔹 AI product development
🔹 Startup pitching
🔹 Business and innovation
🔹 Creative AI
🔹 AI for business
🔹 Investor engagement
🔹 Responsible and ethical AI
🔹 Building solutions for Nigerian challenges
Whether you already have a working AI product or are developing an early-stage idea, this could be your opportunity to take it to the next level.
📅 Application Deadline: 21 August 2026
💰 Funding: US$5,000 equity-free for each of the top two winners
📍 Pitch Event: GITEX Nigeria
🇹🇷 Potential Regional AI Summit: Istanbul, Türkiye — November 2026
💯 Application is FREE
🔗 Apply Now:
AI Academy Nigeria Pitchathon Application
📢 Don’t just talk about the future of AI — build it, pitch it and let the world hear your idea!
