Join the network
Tell us what you do and the kind of work you want to be close to. Joining is not an application for employment with Ighodalo Labs.
Builders Network
Value creators share in the value they help create.
The Builders Network is how Ighodalo Labs assembles capability around a company. Bring hands on skill, work inside real ventures, and earn part ownership rather than only a fee.
How it works
From joining the network to owning part of what you build.
Four steps, in the order they actually happen.
Get matched to a venture
When a venture needs what you bring, we may invite you into its Venture Pod. Pods are shaped around the constraint in front of the company, so the composition changes with the work.
Do the work in the open
You build alongside the founder, who keeps leading the company. Real ventures are where builders develop real judgement.
Earn a share of what you build
Builders who make a meaningful contribution can earn equity from the venture builder pool, with vesting based on contribution and performance.
What we look for
Twelve capabilities, drawn as each venture needs them.
A Venture Pod is multidisciplinary. You do not need to cover all of it. You need to be genuinely good at some of it.
ProductEngineeringDesignAI and dataOperationsFinanceSalesGrowthDistributionResearchLegal and governanceSector expertise
Builder
Hands on execution inside a Venture Pod. You are matched to ventures where your capability fits the constraint the company is working against.
Venture Architect
An appointed role within the network. Experienced builders may be invited to serve, taking a wider view across a venture rather than a single discipline.
Equity, plainly
Where builder ownership actually comes from.
This is the part people most often ask about, so here it is without the hedging.
It comes from the founder, not from Labs.
Founders set aside part of their own equity as a builder pool, much like an employee share option pool. That pool is what builders earn from.
It is earned, not granted on joining.
Meaningful contribution earns ownership. Vesting is based on contribution and performance, so joining the network is not by itself a claim on anything.
Ighodalo Labs takes up to 10 percent.
Limited equity in each venture, depending on its stage and the level of support. Founders pay no fees, and the studio earns no traditional consulting income.
Open now
Join the Builders Network.
Builder intake is open today, ahead of the January 2027 launch. Tell us what you bring and we will match you to the ventures that need it.