Startups & Demo Days

Startups that have done the work.

Every DGC cohort ends in a Demo Day where founders present their startup in five minutes and their evidence in two. Investors and partners meet founders with verified Digital Data Rooms, not just decks.

Meet the Q3 2026 CohortAttend the next Demo Day
FORMAT
5-min pitch + 2-min evidence walkthrough
THEN
Investor & partner Q&A
THEN
Founder–investor networking
AFTER
DGC arranges introductions & Data Room access
6startups showcased at the Q3 2026 Cohort Demo Day
12weeks of building, verification and pitch preparation
6verified Digital Data Rooms open to interested investors
3Demo Days a year from 2027

Upcoming

The DGC Investment Readiness calendar.

Cohorts start on a Monday and finish with a Wednesday Demo Day. Applications close one week before each start date. Investors and partners have access to three cohorts a year of verified, investment-ready founders.

Completed

Q3 2026 Cohort

Applications closed
Monday 15 June 2026
Started
Monday 22 June 2026
Demo Day
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Applications open

Q1 2027 Cohort

Applications close
Monday 19 October 2026
Starts
Monday 26 October 2026
Demo Day
Wednesday 10 February 2027
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Upcoming

Q2 2027 Cohort

Applications close
Monday 8 March 2027
Starts
Monday 15 March 2027
Demo Day
Wednesday 16 June 2027
Upcoming

Q4 2027 Cohort

Applications close
Monday 12 July 2027
Starts
Monday 19 July 2027
Demo Day
Wednesday 20 October 2027

Q3 2026 Cohort · Demo Day, 23 September 2026

Six verified startups building trade, food, logistics and property infrastructure.

Each founder spent twelve weeks on the POEM Framework®, building a verified Digital Data Room and an evidence-led pitch. Highlights are drawn from their Demo Day presentations to investors.

Adebowale Ademola
WaysDrop

Logistics

WaysDrop

Adebowale Ademola · Founder & CEO

An on-demand delivery ecosystem covering peer-to-peer delivery, errands, e-commerce, fulfilment, community delivery and payments, with escrow and proof-of-delivery built in to make courier fraud structurally impossible.

668+ active couriers484+ partner stores2,100+ sign-upsBuilt pre-funding
waysdrop.com →
Uzoma Ekwebelem
Arya Marketplace

B2B trade

Arya Marketplace

Uzoma Ekwebelem · Founder & CEO

A B2B marketplace connecting African wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors with buyers, with escrow, verification, financing and logistics infrastructure around every transaction.

1,100+ merchants onboarded9,000+ products digitised51% of GMV from repeat buyers
arya.market →
Justice Mba
Fudio

Food trade

Fudio

Justice Mba · Co-Founder & CEO

Infrastructure for African food trade, bringing sourcing, financing and inventory delivery together on one platform for food retailers.

20 months of trading6,877 cartons delivered15+ retailers supported
fudio.co →
Samuel Adeyemi
Nagida Foods

Commercial food operations

Nagida Foods

Samuel Adeyemi · Founder & CEO

A B2B food infrastructure company combining procurement, specification-based processing, supply coordination and operational visibility for hotels, restaurants and commercial kitchens.

58+ completed prepaid orders$35K+ validated revenueWeekly repeat purchasing
nagidafoods.com →
Ola Oyo
Estate Manager

Proptech

Estate Manager

Ola Oyo · Co-Founder & CEO

A property-operations platform for independent property managers and small firms, handling payments, agreements, maintenance and landlord reporting without the paperwork.

Live SaaS with paying managers150+ usersPayments & agreements in product
estatemngr.com →
Chibundo Obiora
Teracore

Agri-food trade finance

Teracore

Chibundo Obiora · Founder & CEO

Trade infrastructure for African agri-food systems that connects trusted demand from major off-takers with organised supply and transaction-backed capital.

200+ buyers on waitlist100+ confirmed suppliersMVP live on iOS & Android
teracore.co →

Interested in a startup?

Three steps from Demo Day to a conversation.

01

Identify

Note the startups you'd like to learn more about.

02

Reach out to DGC

Tell us which founders you're interested in and what you'd like to see.

03

Connect

DGC arranges the introduction and, with the founder's consent, access to their Digital Data Room.

Get in touch

Every Q3 2026 Cohort founder has a verified Data Room ready for review.

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DGC validates readiness. It does not guarantee funding, and every investment decision rests with the investor.