Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme [the 114th]: Of Cuisines and Connections
Mr Afolabi Tajudeen Adeola, the Founder of FATE Foundation might not be a civil engineer but he certainly has interesting thoughts on the most important type of construction work – building up youths. And in translating these thoughts to reality, various programmes have been established….
FATE Philanthropy Coalition for COVID-19 (FPCC) Support Fund Closeout Report
Following the first incidence of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, the FATE Philanthropy a unit of FATE Foundation in line with its health thematic area, established the FPCC Support Fund (“The Fund”) on the 21st of March, 2020 to support national and subnational...
Appreciating Our Volunteer for the Month of February
Thank you very much for impacting and supporting entrepreneurs in the month of February, we are grateful. In the month of February, we organized Forty- Six (46) hours of Virtual Sessions via Zoom. We are grateful to you for being part of our story in...
5 Nigerian Start-up Entrepreneurs Receive €135,000 as part of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)
Start-up entrepreneurs Tosin Adelowo: Co-Founder; Chekkit Technologies, Fela Akinse; CEO of SALUBATA, Babajide Oluwase; Founder of Ecotutu, Nkechi Idinmachi; Founder of Machi and Bamidele Joshua; Founder of Mainlotz Edge have emerged first to fifth place winners at the Orange Corners Nigeria Business Pitch Competition. The...
Adenike Adeyemi selected for 2020 Eisenhower Fellowships’ Women’s Leadership Program
Adenike Adeyemi, the Executive Director of FATE Foundation, Nigeria’s foremost enterprise development nonprofit has been selected for the 2020 Eisenhower Fellowships’ Women’s Leadership Program. According to the EF Press Release, Adenike was selected as part of 25 ascendant leaders from 14 countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, and...
Facebook Launches Grants Programme to over 700 eligible Nigerian SMBs to Help Cushion Effects of COVID-19
24th August, 2020. Facebook today announced a ₦500m grant to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria, as part its $100m Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year, which aims to support 30,000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic recovery following the effects…
Unveiling our 20th Anniversary Commemoration Logo
FATE Foundation is excited to announce its 20th anniversary and unveil the commemoration logo. Incorporated in 2000, Nigeria’s foremost enterprise development organisation was founded by Mr. Fola Adeola (Founder & Pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GTBank) to harness the strong entrepreneurial culture of Nigerians by providing business incubation, growth enablement and accelerator...
Seun Sangoleye wins the 2020 Global SUN Pitch Competition
We are excited to announce that two of our entrepreneurs, Seun Sangoleye, Founder & Mum-in-Chief, Baby Grubz, and Kunle Jinadu of Mealimeter won 1st and 3rd place respectively in this year’s Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch competition. This makes the second year running that one of our entrepreneurs has won the coveted SUN Pitch...
Appreciating our volunteer for the Month of June
Thank you very much for impacting and supporting entrepreneurs in the month of June, we are grateful. In the month of June, we organized Eighty-One (81) hours of Virtual Sessions via Zoom and Instagram live streaming. We are grateful to you for being part of our story in helping Nigerian...
Meet our ScaleUp Health Entrepreneurs who will be representing Nigeria at the SUN Pitch Competition
The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition, organised by the SUN Business Network, harnesses innovative solutions for improved nutrition by connecting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets with technical assistance and investment opportunities. The Global SUN Pitch Competition 2020 will take place as...