{"id":2249,"date":"2022-06-01T11:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2022-06-01T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:21:27","slug":"cascador-accelerator-for-nigerian-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/cascador-accelerator-for-nigerian-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cascador Accelerator for Nigerian Entrepreneurs."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascador.org\/\">Cascador<\/a>&nbsp;is a ground-breaking accelerator program helping mid-stage African entrepreneurs prepare to raise funds and scale their companies by working with successful American and Nigerian entrepreneurs. The in-person program is limited to 10 entrepreneurs. The application deadline is June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cascador alumni include Andrew Airelobhegbe of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lenco.co\/\">Lenco<\/a>&nbsp;(Y Combinator 2022), Johnny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enagwolor of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ng.treepz.com\/\">Treepz<\/a>&nbsp;(TechStars 2021), Jumoke Dada of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/taeillo.com\/\">Taeillo<\/a>&nbsp;(NASDAQ Milestone Maker 2020), and Uju Uzo-Ojinnaka of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradersofafrica.com\/\">Traders of Africa<\/a>&nbsp;(Harambe 2022). Alumni have raised over $12M and averaged 300% YoY growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preston Ideh, CEO of Stears, shared, \u201cThe individual attention you get from your mentor is fantastic. They support you at a very personal level, 1-on-1, for six months after the initial one-week intensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave DeLucia, the US-based biotech entrepreneur who co-founded the Cascador program said, \u201cWe have great faculty like Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Seni Sulyman, Niyi Yusuf and Ada Osakwe who have founded unicorns, scaled global operations and negotiated strategic partnerships. Now they want to share their knowledge and their networks to help the next generation of entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cascador was founded in 2019 to fill a gap in the accelerator space between start-up programs and the global accelerators. The program targets mid-stage entrepreneurs with at least one full year in operation and revenue that exceeds $50,000 USD per year or have raised at least $250,000 USD of capital. Many participants use Cascador as a springboard to fast track organic growth or to prepare for global accelerators like YC, TechStars and Harambe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third year that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbs.edu.ng\/\">Lagos Business School<\/a>&nbsp;will host the Cascador program on campus.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbs.edu.ng\/faculty_profiles\/%E2%80%8Bogbechie-chris\/\">Dr. Chris Ogbechie<\/a>, the Dean of LBS, shared, \u201cPartnering with Cascador is very aligned with our mission to educate the business leaders who will change this continent. Our goal is to develop leaders with high ambitions, and strong ethics. Cascador is an accelerator program we whole-heartedly support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2022 Cascador program will be hosted in-person at Lagos Business School October 31 \u2013 November 4, 2022. Participation is limited to 10 entrepreneurs, and the deadline to apply for this year\u2019s cohort is June 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested applicants can learn more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascador.org\/\">www.cascador.org<\/a>&nbsp;and on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0KEvt031lCg_Huwovb5x-A\">YouTube channel<\/a>, or begin the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cascador.org\/apply-now\/\">application process<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cascador&nbsp;is a ground-breaking accelerator program helping mid-stage African entrepreneurs prepare to raise funds and scale their companies by working with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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