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Cascador's 2026 ScaleUp Program is helping Nigerian founders bridge the gap between early success and long-term growth with tailored support and below-market financing. The 12-week initiative addresses a critical funding gap for businesses too mature for accelerators but too early for institutional investment.
After losing his father in an overwhelmed Nigerian hospital, Tolu Fagbola built Vimedra, an AI platform that predicts and prevents medical emergencies among underserved Americans. His voice AI technology tackles healthcare's most expensive problem by identifying at-risk patients before crisis strikes.
Two Nigerian founders are transforming how African children learn by converting school curriculum into immersive video games that hold attention better than traditional lessons. Their platform Lena works offline and helps teachers spot learning gaps in real time.
A Lagos-born entrepreneur who sold doughnuts in secondary school is now building a scan-and-go shopping app in Canada after seeing similar tech struggle in Nigeria. SKAAP lets shoppers scan items and skip checkout lines entirely.
Two Nigerian founders in their early twenties just raised $34 million in two months for Terra Industries, a defense tech company fighting terrorism across Africa. Their company now protects power plants and mines in multiple African countries and is valued at over $100 million.