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OrganisationImo Digital City / Founder Dojo Imo

SectorGovernment

LocationImo Digital City, Owerri, Imo State, with additional remote mentoring

Opportunity typeFounder-development training and mentorship, not employment

Application deadline2 November 2026

Information verified2026-10-11

Who Founder Dojo Imo Cohort 2 — Free Startup Founder Training 2026 is for

Aspiring entrepreneurs in NigeriaStartup foundersInnovatorsTech professionalsProfessionals exploring entrepreneurship

Common disciplines or work areas covered by this pathway:

Business idea validationEntrepreneurship trainingProduct developmentGo-to-market testingFounder mentorship

The official Cohort 2 programme welcomes founders and aspiring founders from across Nigeria, including people who do not yet operate a startup.
Applicants should be willing to commit to the programme's intensive learning, challenge-based work and in-person sessions in Owerri.
The operator's published Cohort 2 page does not specify a degree threshold or promise a salary; check the full application for screening questions and availability.

Submit the initial registration and complete the full official application before the relevant deadline.
The organiser says the application includes a personal video. Use your own voice: the programme explicitly says it skips AI-generated answers.
Set aside time for thoughtful written responses and assess travel arrangements for the Owerri in-person intensives.
Applying for full consideration by Monday 19 October is recommended; the official final deadline is Monday 2 November, NOT the Sunday 1 November date appearing in some secondary articles.

Accurate contact details and background information requested by the organiser's application form.
A personal video response in the applicant's own voice, following the instructions on the official form.
Any additional supporting information requested in the full application; no extra certificate is assumed here.

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Open Imo Digital City's official Founder Dojo Imo Cohort 2 page.
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Read the programme's year-long commitment, locations and eligibility before continuing.
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Use the operator's Register your interest / Apply now control to start the actual application.
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Complete the longer form, including the personal video and specific experience/idea questions using your own authentic responses.
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Submit by 19 October for initial full consideration, or by the final 2 November 2026 deadline, and monitor the email address you supplied.

Recruitment safety

The programme is advertised as zero-fee by Imo Digital City. Do not pay anyone claiming to guarantee selection, mentorship or a training slot.

The Imo Digital City operator confirms a free founder-development programme, Owerri intensives, remote mentoring and eligibility for aspiring founders nationwide.
The operator's dedicated Cohort 2 page explicitly prints Monday 19 October as the first consideration deadline and Monday 2 November as the final deadline. Those dates take precedence over secondary articles.
This is a training programme rather than a salaried vacancy, so selection must not be presented as a job offer, grant or guaranteed investment.
The organiser advises candidates not to submit AI-generated application video responses.