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$10M – $100M+
NSIA is a sovereign wealth fund investing primarily in Nigeria, with thematic focus areas including climate and sustainability, technology and innovation, services, industrialization, transportation and logistics, and early-stage startups in agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and waste and water management. Existing data indicates typical ticket sizes of $10M to $100M+, while the 2025 Impact Innovation Fund is specifically designed for early-stage, for-profit Nigerian startups. The opportunity is most relevant for companies operating in Nigeria, particularly those addressing priority challenges in sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and climate-related areas.
Climate & Sustainability
Listed as a thematic investment area.
Technology & Innovation
Listed as a thematic investment area.
Services
Listed as a thematic investment area.
Industrialization
Listed as a thematic investment area.
Transportation and Logistics
Listed as a thematic investment area.
Agriculture
The Impact Innovation Fund is designed to support early-stage Nigerian startups solving high-priority challenges in agriculture.
Healthcare
The Impact Innovation Fund is designed to support early-stage Nigerian startups solving high-priority challenges in healthcare.
Education
The Impact Innovation Fund is designed to support early-stage Nigerian startups solving high-priority challenges in education.
Energy
The Impact Innovation Fund is designed to support early-stage Nigerian startups solving high-priority challenges in energy.
Waste and Water Management
The Impact Innovation Fund is designed to support early-stage Nigerian startups solving high-priority challenges in waste and water management.
Transformative investments that drive Nigeria's economic development and diversification away from oil. Infrastructure focus (roads, bridges, healthcare facilities, agriculture). Growing interest in technology and innovation investments. Also acts as fund-of-funds investor in African PE/VC funds.
Patient long-term capital, government relationship facilitation, infrastructure project support
Government-linked entity — political considerations may affect decisions. Bureaucratic processes. Large minimum ticket sizes.
For startup-focused applications, position your company as an early-stage, for-profit Nigerian venture addressing a clearly defined national challenge in agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, or waste and water management. For broader NSIA engagement, align closely with its stated thematic investment areas and Nigeria-focused mandate.
2013
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Fund of Funds investments in African PE managers, Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, healthcare diagnostics centers