I want to build
If you are building a business, creating a product, solving a problem, developing technology, creating jobs or looking to become part of a national network of builders, ARISE is for you.
A national movement
ARISE. Build the Future You Want to See.
Nigeria does not have to wait for the future. We can build it.
ARISE is a national network of Nigerians who are building, creating and solving real problems. We exist to find them, bring them together, recognize them and connect them to opportunities.
1M+
Nigerians to reach
100K
Builders
37K
Communities
10
Economic sectors
- ARISE Members
- 10M+
- Builders
- 100K
- Communities
- 37K
- Sectors
- 10
Our goal — programme targets
Discovering Nigeria's Builders, community by community
Where you fit
Two Ways To Be Part Of ARISE.
One network, two entry points — the people building, and the people helping make building possible.
I want to help build
If you are an individual, company, institution, investor, founder, bank, foundation or organization that wants to help unlock opportunity for the next generation of Nigerian builders, join the Founding 100.
ARISE
Build the Future You Want to See.
Nigeria already has millions of talented people building businesses, products, technologies and solutions. ARISE exists to find them, bring them together, recognize them and connect them to opportunities — from community participation to national recognition.
Belonging
Join a national movement of builders.
Participation
Take part in something bigger than yourself.
Recognition
Have your work discovered and publicly recognized.
Opportunity
Access people, institutions, partners and opportunities.
Dum Victor
Founder & Convener, ARISE
The founder
I Know The Gap.
I've experienced the gap between ambition and access myself. I've seen how difficult it can be to learn how to build, grow and succeed when the systems, networks, knowledge and opportunities that should make that journey easier are disconnected.
And I'm not alone.
Millions of Nigerians have talent, ideas and ambition, but remain stuck trying to figure everything out on their own.
I decided that the next generation should not have to inherit that gap.
So I decided to build what I wish existed.
ARISE is my response.
Sponsor a builder
Sponsor The People The Builders.
Every sponsorship puts a real Nigerian builder into the network. Start with 10 builders as an individual sponsor, or partner at community, corporate or national scale.
Individual Sponsor
Sponsor Nigerians who are already building. Start with a minimum of 10 builders.
₦300,000
Minimum 10 builders · ₦30,000 each
Open — sponsor 10 or more
- Sponsor a minimum of 10 ARISE Builders
- Sponsor recognition on the network
- Choose a state, community or sector
- Named sponsorship of each builder you back
- Impact update on the builders you sponsored
Sponsor 10 Builders
Sponsor more at ₦30,000 per additional builder
Community Leader
For people and institutions supporting and organizing an ARISE community.
$2,000
≈ ₦3,000,000
37,000 Available
- Lead an ARISE community
- Community recognition
- Community organizing toolkit
- Reach 300–1,000 participants
Become a Community Leader
Goal: 37,000 communities
Corporate Sponsor
For corporate partners supporting the programme.
$200,000
≈ ₦300,000,000
100 Available
- Partnership pitch deck
- National recognition
- Brand visibility
- Impact reporting
- Sector partnership access
Become a Corporate Sponsor
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Platinum
National presenting partnership across the full ARISE programme.
$20,000,000
10 Platinum Positions
- National presenting partnership
- Direct access to the founding team
- Naming opportunities
- National media positioning
- Exclusive impact reporting
Become a Platinum Partner
Private, confidential conversation
Become a builder
Build With Movement.
One way in: bring forward what you are already building and be discovered, recognized and connected.
ARISE Builder
Formally present your existing business, project, product or solution.
₦30,000
Goal: 100,000 builders
- Builder registration
- Builder ID
- Builder badge
- Builder profile
- Access to the LEAPFROG scholarship
- Eligibility for ARISE builder selection
Become an ARISE Builder
Show us what you've built
Already building?
Show Us What You've Built.
ARISE is not asking everyone to build something from scratch in one month. We want to discover people who are already building.
- Building businesses
- Creating products
- Developing technologies
- Solving community problems
- Creating jobs
- Improving people's lives
Ten sectors
What Are You Building?
Mobility
Moving people and goods.
Health
Care, access and outcomes.
Food
Farming, supply and nutrition.
Housing
Shelter and construction.
Energy
Power and efficiency.
Water & Environment
Water, waste and climate.
Human Capability
Skills and education.
Economic Access
Finance and inclusion.
Digital & AI
Software, data and AI.
Livelihoods & Enterprise
Trade and small business.
The network
Our Goal — A National Builder Network.
Programme targets, not achievements. 37,000 communities — roughly 1,000 per state and the FCT — each reaching 300 to 1,000 participants.
- 10M+
- ARISE Members
- 100K
- Builders
- 37K
- Communities
- 10
- Sectors
- 10K
- ARISE 10,000
- 1K
- ARISE 1,000
One Connected Builder Network
Outcomes
What We Are Building.
Real participation, at national scale — measured in builders discovered, businesses supported and opportunities created.
1,000,000
Nigerians connected to entrepreneurship education and opportunity
100,000
Builders formally presenting what they are building
10,000
Nationally selected builders
1,000
Final builders recognized on the national stage
10,000+
Jobs and economic opportunities targeted
$2B+
Initial opportunity pipeline for African intangible assets
The goal isn't to create certificate holders. The goal is to create economic participants.
Your journey starts here
From Community To National Stage.
Whether you're already building or simply ready to become part of the network, there is a place for you inside ARISE.
- 01
Join ARISE
Enter the national membership network.
- 02
Become a Builder
Present what you are already building.
- 03
ARISE State
Top builders recognized in each state and community.
- 04
ARISE 10,000
10,000 nationally selected builders.
- 05
ARISE 1,000
The final 1,000 builders.
- 06
DOT DEMO 2026
The grand finale — the ARISE 1,000 are announced.
The final selection
ARISE 1,000
1,000 builders. 10 sectors. One national stage.
The final 1,000 are selected from the national builder pool and recognized across the ten sectors. ARISE 1,000 will be announced at DOT DEMO 2026 — a separate DOT event serving as the grand finale.
Grand finaleDOT DEMO 2026
Every ARISE member gets more than a membership
Every Member Gets A Pathway To Learn.
Every eligible ARISE member gains access to LEAPFROG — a practical entrepreneurship and AI programme designed to help people understand how businesses are built, validated, funded and scaled.
LEAPFROG is the scholarship benefit inside ARISE. It is not a certificate chase — it is practical knowledge you can apply to whatever you are building right now.
Entrepreneurship
AI
Building
Funding
Scaling
$2 Billion
The aggregate value of the scholarship and education opportunity being made available across the intended ARISE member network. This is not cash distributed to participants.
Access LEAPFROGWhy ARISE exists
We Are Not Waiting For The Future.
Nigeria has waited long enough for opportunities to come from somewhere else.
ARISE is about finding the people already creating solutions and giving them a national stage.
Builders should not remain invisible.
Ideas should not die because nobody saw them.
People solving real problems should have a place where they can be discovered.
Recognition
Get Discovered.
ARISE is recognition, access and opportunity. We do not promise funding or guaranteed investment to participants.
Builder ID
Your verified identity within the ARISE network.
Builder Badge
Public proof that you are building.
National Visibility
Be seen beyond your community.
Sector Recognition
Recognition within one of the ten sectors.
Community Recognition
Stand out where you build.
Access & Opportunity
Connections to people, institutions and partners.
An invitation
The Founding 100.
100 people. Institutions. Companies. Builders.
ARISE is already being built. We're now inviting 100 individuals, organizations and institutions who believe in what we're building to join us at the beginning.
This isn't a donation campaign. It is an invitation to participate in building a national economic network.
ARISE is committing substantial programme and scholarship value toward the development of the network. The Founding 100 will help unlock the capital, relationships, distribution and economic partnerships required to take the initiative to national scale.
The economics
The First $200M Opportunity.
$200M
Programme value across the first 1M-participant initiative
$180M
Scholarship / value commitment
$20M
Remaining participation requirement
The first ARISE 1000 expansion is designed around approximately $200 of programme value per participant. ARISE is committing 90% of that value as scholarship support. The remaining 10% represents the collective participation requirement we are inviting the Founding 100 to help unlock.
How partners participate
Four Partner Roles.
Distribution partners
Bring the people.
Universities, NYSC groups, communities, religious organizations, associations and networks.
Funding partners
Help unlock participation.
Corporates, banks, investors, foundations, entrepreneurs and institutions.
Deal partners
Create opportunities.
Businesses, employers, investors, asset owners and commercial organizations.
Economic partners
Turn participation into economic value.
Markets, customers, procurement, capital, jobs and partnerships.
No single organization has to build the entire system. ARISE connects the people who can build it together.
Built with partners
Built With Partners.
- Corporate partners
- Community partners
- Sector partners
- Media partners
- Institutional partners
Approved partners will be displayed here as participation is confirmed. Talk to the partnership team.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.
Nigeria Does Not Have To Wait. We Can Build It.
Join ARISE and become part of Nigeria's builder network — participate, be discovered and be recognized.
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