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Zuri Circle Network

Fearless Female Founders 2.0

An accelerator for Nigerian women building bankable businesses — and the direct capital to prove it.

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Who We Are

Built by women. Backed by capital. Bound for legacy.

Zuri Circle Network is a social enterprise that accelerates premium leadership among women across Nigeria. We operate a highly structured, highly vetted ecosystem of commercially active women — founders, career professionals, and SME operators — built by women, backed by capital, bound for legacy.

800+
Verified members
11
Structured subgroups
8+
Markets across Nigeria & diaspora
The First Proof

We didn't ask anyone to believe us. We showed them.

In 2025, we ran Fearless Female Founders 1.0 — a pilot with one goal: prove that structure, not charity, is what unlocks institutional capital for women-led businesses. Over 500 women applied. Twenty were selected. Every one of them left with more than a certificate.

₦2.250M
Capital deployed directly to graduates
65%
Formalisation rate across the cohort
20%
Increase in credit access post-programme
↓ Baseline
Cohort default rate vs. the bank's own average

The pilot worked. So we're doing it again — at a larger scale, with a larger institution behind it.

Cohort 2.0

The capital pool grows. So does the institution behind it.

Fearless Female Founders 2.0 is backed by a leading Nigerian banking institution as anchor capital partner*— deploying a ₦2,250,000 capital pool directly into this year's cohort. Twenty founders. Five weeks of structured acceleration. One Demo Day in Lagos.

₦2,250,000
Four non-dilutive grants of ₦500,000 each, and ₦250,000 awarded directly to top Demo Day finalists. Every naira traceable to a documented commercial scale-up plan.
*Anchor partner to be formally named at launch. Not yet public pending final confirmation.
The Programme

Structure first. Capital second. Scale after.

  • A five-week accelerator sprint — masterclasses, mentorship, and network sessions across virtual and physical formats.
  • Direct mentorship from operators across legal, finance, revenue architecture, talent, and regional scale.
  • A live Demo Day in Lagos, where 20 finalists pitch directly to institutional partners.
  • Non-dilutive grant capital, deployed directly to top finalists — no equity taken.
Before You Apply

Our standard, stated plainly.

FFF 2.0 is not a general networking programme. It is a compliance-gated accelerator preparing founders for institutional capital. To apply, you should have:

  • A registered business — CAC registration complete, or actively in process.
  • Formal financial record-keeping — a business account, invoicing, or bookkeeping.
  • The ability to commit to the full five-week sprint and attend Demo Day in Lagos in person.
  • A business that is commercially active — not a concept or an idea stage.
Verification documents — CAC certificate, financial records — are requested only from shortlisted founders. You will not be asked to upload them at this application stage.
Key Dates
Applications Close
18 July 2026
Selection
20 July 2026
Accelerator Sprint
20 Jul – 23 Aug
Demo Day
Fri, 28 Aug — Lagos

Ready?

The application takes 6–9 minutes.