We are pleased to announce our partnership with the iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab, a 12-week capacity-building programme designed to support early-stage Nigerian founders building tech-enabled businesses.
As the programme’s learning partner, Talstack is powering the learning experience and contributing to curriculum development, providing founders across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones with the structure, practical skills, and accountability they need to move from idea to execution.
What Is the iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab?
The Founders Lab is a 12-week capacity-building programme under the iDICE Startup Bridge initiative. It is designed for founders at the idea, prototype or early Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage who are building digital or technology-driven businesses intended to operate in Nigeria.
The programme supports founders through the early stages of building a business, including clarifying the problem they are solving, testing assumptions with potential customers, building or improving an MVP, developing a practical business model and creating an execution plan.
Founders may access performance-based grants to support MVP development and early execution after completing the programme.
Our Role as the Learning Platform Partner for iDICE Founders Lab
Supporting growth through practical learning is central to our work at Talstack. This partnership gives us the opportunity to provide Nigerian founders with the skills, structure and support they need to turn promising ideas into viable businesses.
For the iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab, our role is twofold:
1. Powering the Learning Experience: The Talstack learning solution will enable participants to engage with the programme’s content in a structured and accessible environment.
2. Contributing to the Coursework: Working with the iDICE Startup Bridge team, our in-house course development team drew on its experience in designing practical, real-world learning programmes to help develop the Founders Lab curriculum.
Why This Partnership Matters to Us
Our mission at Talstack is to elevate the quality of operator talent across Africa. Although much of our work supports HR and People teams as they develop critical employee skills, the same principle applies to founders: meaningful progress requires deliberate learning, practical application and accountability.
Nigeria has no shortage of ambitious entrepreneurs with strong ideas. However, many ideas die long before they can get the support they need to become sustainable businesses. This programme will enable hundreds of founders across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones to take their business ideas from concept to execution.
In addition, participants who meet defined milestones and demonstrate strong progress at key points in the programme will unlock grant funding of up to ₦10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira).
Seni Sulyman, Founder & CEO of Talstack, said: “One of Talstack's focus areas is helping talented people access the learning, skills and feedback they need to create extraordinary value. What makes this programme exciting is experienced operators and entrepreneurs teaching cohorts of founders from across Nigeria. This kind of entrepreneurship knowledge transfer is rare, and we're glad to be part of making it available”
To learn more about the programme, visit the official iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab page.
To learn how Talstack can help your organisation deliver structured learning at scale, request a demo with an in-house expert today.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Talstack’s role in the iDICE Startup Bridge Founders Lab?
Talstack is the learning platform partner for the Founders Lab. We are supporting programme delivery through our learning module and have contributed our in-house course development expertise to help build the coursework.
When does the first cohort begin?
The first cohort begins in May 2026.
How long is the Founders Lab programme?
The Founders Lab runs for 12 weeks and is designed for founders at the idea, prototype or early-MVP stage.
Does participation in Founders Lab guarantee funding?
No. The official programme information states that funding is performance-based and subject to programme participation, milestone completion, evaluation and relevant investment criteria.
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