The Africa Startup Festival (ASF) Lagos 2025, held on November 28 at Balmoral Convention Centre, Victoria Island, concluded with ten founders winning $50,000 in resources and exclusive mentorship from the Antler team.
The event attracted over 3,000 attendees and featured more than 30 speakers, including Kola Aina, Chidi Iwuchukwu, Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, and Nobuhiko Ichimiya, who shared insights on funding, operations, and scaling startups across Africa.
Highlighting both successes and failures, founders discussed challenges in capital access, automation, and gender disparities in tech.
The Antler Super Day pitch showcased 15 startups, with the top 10 founders advancing toward the Antler Lagos program, receiving strategic support to scale their ventures across sectors such as healthcare, agritech, and enterprise software.
