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The N-Ways Startup Program 2027 Batch 1 is open

Published 1 November 2026

Applications for 2027 Batch 1 of the N-Ways Startup Program are open. Startups building their product or app on the N-Ways Maps Platform in 15 African countries can apply until 30 November 2026.

What you get

• ₦1,000,000 in Nigeria
• GH₵10,000 in Ghana
• 400,000 F CFA in Benin, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Burkina Faso
• 400,000 F CFA in Gabon, Cameroon
• L$100,000 in Liberia
• 5,000,000 FG in Guinea
• Le13,000 in Sierra Leone
• 67,000 Esc in Cabo Verde
• D33,000 in The Gambia

The credit is for the N-Ways APIs: maps, addresses, routes, places, fleet tracking and more. You also get help from the N-Ways team while you build.

Who can apply

• Startups and developers building their own product or app on the N-Ways API.
• An active N-Ways organisation set up to build on the API (in Nigeria, its CAC papers verified in the console).
• Companies in a country where N-Ways is live.
• Every founder is 18 or over.

The dates

Applications open

1 November 2026

Applications close

30 November 2026

Interviews

8 December 2026 – 24 December 2026

Decisions by

30 December 2026

How to apply

1. Open startup.nways.ng and sign in with your N-Ways account.
2. Choose the organisation you’re applying with.
3. Answer the questions and add a short video about your product.
4. Invite your cofounders, then send it before the closing date.

Apply now