REGIONAL NODE · EXPANSION NODE
Lagos, Nigeria.
Why this region
Where scale and ambition both come standard.
Lagos sets the tone for African technology — in fintech, in creative industries, and in the sheer expectation that something built here will reach millions. That ambition is the point.
The Lagos Node anchors alongside Nigerian universities, studios and operators. Our work here scopes Tech Fronts with companies already operating at scale, and connects Nigerian talent into the wider network.
What we're preparing
What we're preparing here.
Tech Front · FinTech
Inclusion, productive credit and infrastructure-grade rails, co-scoped with Nigerian operators.
Tech Front · Creative Economy
Music, film, fashion and the digital infrastructure beneath them.
Tech Talent Exchange
Fellowships and placements linking Nigerian talent into AsteriskRD ventures.
Road2MVP · West Africa cohorts
Pre-seed founders from Nigeria joining the regional pipeline as it scales.
Ecosystem partners
Who we hope to build with.
We're beginning conversations with the institutions already shaping the region's innovation system.
- Universities and innovation hubs
- Fintech and creative-economy operators
- Venture funds and angel networks
- Foundations and bilateral funders
- Federal and state government partners