Ventures

Nine companies, in Build.

We are testing the system on real ventures before opening the doors wider. Founders lead their companies. Ighodalo Labs builds the capability around them.

The portfolio

Proof before scale.

Every venture below is in Build: capability assembled, evidence being gathered. Each one is reviewed at least every 90 days.

Cleanse.ng

Build

Life, put together.

Premium cleaning for homes, offices and events, starting in Ibadan. Every Cleanse Pro is vetted. Since joining the studio: first paying client and first revenue.

David Aguiyi

David Aguiyi

What the studio did

Labs restructured the business from residential only into one off, specialist and event cleaning, worked out unit economics so every job makes sense for the company and the cleaner, built the Cleanse Pro academy, and ran the campaigns that brought in cleaners and customers. First paying client and first revenue are in.

OBN Nation

Build

Six years of resale, now going digital.

Helps Nigerians buy and sell quality used goods, from fridges to furniture. A registered business with steady sales all year, now building a trusted digital marketplace for resale.

Aghughu Destiny

Aghughu Destiny

What the studio did

A proven offline business with no marketplace of its own. Labs is building the digital platform around it so six years of trade can run online.

PitchGrid

Build

The digital home for African football.

One app for teams, players, fixtures, results and supporters of grassroots competitions. Bassey is a technical founder: he builds PitchGrid himself.

Bassey Emmanuel

Bassey Emmanuel

What the studio did

Mobile first, built around the organisers who run competitions and the supporters who follow them. Getting ready for its first pilot.

Ajo Bot

Build

Ajo, run properly.

Runs ajo, the Nigerian rotating savings group, automatically on WhatsApp.

Meshack Hart Kalada Belema

Meshack Hart Kalada Belema

What the studio did

Takes a savings practice people already trust and removes the bookkeeping, the chasing and the disputes that come with running it by hand.

Qualify Africa

Build

Opportunities, matched to people.

Matches people to scholarships, jobs and fellowships. Over 2,000 free listings.

Shalom Sunny

Shalom Sunny

What the studio did

Built from concept to a working site in three days with one builder and an AI assistant, then grown into a real catalogue of opportunities open to Africans.

Venture Library

Build

An AI memory for companies.

An AI memory for companies. Co-founded with Desmond Aghughu. Keeps what a company learns, so the next decision starts from everything the last one found.

Christian Sada

Christian Sada

What the studio did

One builder and an AI assistant built and tested a working AI memory system in three days. It is now part of how the studio itself keeps what it learns across ventures.

Briston Educational Consultancy

Build

Helping institutions lead in the age of AI.

Trains ministries and institutions in leadership, governance and AI in education.

Dr Muyiwa Ajimuse

Dr Muyiwa Ajimuse

What the studio did

Founded by a university lecturer with a PhD in Educational Management who has trained over 300 ministry staff.

Ola Visuals

Build

Photography, media and film.

A working studio for photography, media and film.

Ola Amosu

Ola Amosu

What the studio did

Labs contributed equipment as well as people, because capability is not only a question of who is in the room.

Tickwire

Build

A managed trading API, starting with MT5.

Powers MyPropGuard and MyPropEdge, plus other builders who need MT5 integration.

Desmond Aghughu

Desmond Aghughu

What the studio did

Research tools to test a trading idea before money is at risk, protection that closes a rule breaking trade in under a second, and the integration layer underneath both.

How a Pod is shaped

Different company. Different constraint. Different Pod.

A Venture Pod is a multidisciplinary execution unit. Its composition changes with the work, drawing only the capabilities a company needs at that time.

01

OBN NationSix years of resale

No marketplace yet.

So we bring
  • Product
  • Engineering
  • Design
And provide
  • Software

The goalA proven business, online.

02

Cleanse.ngEngineer founder

Not enough clients and cleaners.

So we bring
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Growth
And provide
  • Ad budget
  • Print

The goalSteady bookings.

Illustrative.

Drawn from twelve capabilities
ProductEngineeringDesignAI and dataOperationsFinanceSalesGrowthDistributionResearchLegal and governanceSector expertise

Pods also bring resources, not only people: equipment, ad budget, print and software, where that is what the company is actually short of.

The next company

Think your company belongs here?

Founder intake reopens in January 2027. Register your interest now and we will be in touch when it opens.