The Gathering on 100 Pitchathon: 10 Founders Battle For Grand Prize

Ten founders have qualified for the grand final of The Gathering On 100 Pitchathon after a stiff battle for the N45 million grant at the National Stadium, Surulere.

The event, which had its second phase of the competition on April 24, 2026 confirmed the second day of the competition as its most impressive yet, as it was decided to advance every presenter from Friday’s session.

The result marks a significant departure from Thursday’s session, in which three of nine companies were selected to proceed.

All ten will now compete in the Pitchathon grand final alongside the three founders chosen on Thursday, creating what promises to be the most competitive concluding round in the competition’s history.

The ten grand finalists from Friday’s session are David Odunayo of Run It Innovation Limited, a campus task-execution marketplace; Joshua Ajoye of Ace Couture, an AI-powered virtual fashion try-on platform incorporated in the United States; Abasi John of Ekaitte, a multimodal AI customer service agent operating across voice calls and social media; and Tolulope Ahmed of MyFund, a fractional property ownership platform allowing ordinary Nigerians to co-own student hostels and earn rental income.

They are joined by Sessi Catherine Ambinye of Opfarm Africa, the specialty pharmaceutical access platform that has reduced the time to locate critical medication in Nigeria from 72 hours to three hours and generated $120,000 in annual recurring revenue; Ebenezer Chimezie-Oka of Flando Technologies, a digital business card company whose enterprise contracts include a N1 million deal with Stanbic IBTC Pensions; Winner Ogokoro of Awinimo, an AI-powered skills credentialling platform for self-taught professionals; and Oluwakemi Olanionye of Nutra-Go Nutrition, a Lagos-based producer of natural weaning cereals that has reached 20,000 customers and generated between N20 million and N25 million in revenue.

The grand finalists from Friday joined three founders selected on Thursday: Koforola Awoyera of Dharkag Empire Limited, a farm-to-table herbs and spices business with N15.9 million in 2025 revenue and NAFDAC approval, as well as two further founders. The grand final line-up was formally communicated to all participants ahead of the concluding round.

The Pitchathon is the enterprise centrepiece of The Gathering On 100, a 100-hour non-stop youth experience at the National Stadium that organisers describe as a hybrid ecosystem combining entrepreneurship, live music, fashion showcases, gaming tournaments, and cultural programming across five consecutive days. The event is designed to move beyond traditional youth gatherings into what its founders call a continuous, experience-driven convergence of culture, creativity and enterprise for Nigeria’s Gen Z and Millennial generation.

You can still register for the last day of the 100-hour event on gatheringng.com.