Start X and Y is an educational accelerator bankrolled by the Ibadan Business School that helps entrepreneurs and would be entrepreneurs get from one point to another faster. Start X&Y requires no fees. We build the enabling environment. You build the company. Together we build the nation.
We fast-track a founder’s vision and create value through immediate access to an enabling environment that ensures our startups go on to achieve great things. During the program, we work on everything from finding product-market fit, defining a target market to getting first validation for the company and gaining revenue traction. We help you intensively with everything your business needs to ensure that the delta between your success and time to succeed is much larger.
Themes
We accept all kinds of companies, but here are a few of the themes we care about:
- Environmental
- Maintenance
- Education
- Fintech
- Agriculture
- Mass market and services
- Health
- Logistics
- Business services
Application Process
What Start X&Y is looking out for
- A basic understanding of entrepreneurship concepts
- A well-thought-through venture concept
- Measurable objectives that you are planning to reach while in the program.
- A team/individual with all vital expertise (e.g. a tech venture must have technical talent, a restaurant venture needs restaurant experience on the team, etc.)
- We look out for passionate, 100% committed, smart, driven, full-time entrepreneurs of any age and experience level with an unfair advantage taking on a huge Nigerian problem with disruptive ideas.
- We have a strong preference for teams of “builders,” with the skills and capabilities to build their intended product or service. The teams we like can do it themselves, it will just a little longer and the chances of failure will be higher (which is where we come in)
What Start X&Y offers
Research-Based Curriculum
Every day at Start X&Y is an entrepreneurship masterclass. The classes in the curriculum change the trajectory of companies. At the School of Enterprise Management, Ibadan Business our pride is that we offer research-based “glocal” solutions.
Community of Founders
We understand that starting a company (even with a co-founder) is solitary and challenging. Coming on the programme provides you with an opportunity to work with other people going through the same challenges.
Daily Hands-on Mentorship
Together we will work together on your business and product strategy, growth and metrics, and pitches. We serve as full-time cofounders with you for the space of 3 months.
Rigour
The programme is rigorous, not only because starting a credible and enduring company is rigorous but because covering the ground in three months is much more rigorous.
Money!
Some call it Money. Some say fund. Some say Capital. Some Financial Resource. We prefer Money! On our startup debut day, you get a great opportunity to meet and pitch people who might give you money.
Our Startup Community
We introduce you to strategic partners that you probably might not have access to. They come with domain expertise and help you address many of the challenges you might face and help you in crossing certain barriers.
Strategy Reboot
We help ideators think bigger and existing startups revamp their strategies, thereby increasing your addressable market opportunities and revenue growth potential.
Space
For the period of three months, we provide you with space to get work done on your business. We believe startups learn more when they work side by side.
Click here to Apply for the X&Y Accelerator by Ibadan Business School
if you are a passionate entrepreneur, with an early stage innovative idea that addresses a social or industry challenge or an existing startup less than 2 years looking to restrategise.
Application deadline is Friday, August 3, 2018
