Habaqa / Grants
₦1,000,000 and ₦500,000, to two Nigerian businesses.
The Drawbridge Grant is free to enter. No equity, no repayment, and nothing owed to us afterwards. Apply from inside Habaqa and follow your application to a decision.
Free to enter. You need a Habaqa account, which is also free.
What is on offer
Grants run in rounds. The dates for the round that is open now, and whether it is still taking applications, are shown on the grant itself when you sign in.
Who can apply
- Nigerian small businesses that are trading today
- Any sector: retail, food, fashion, services, agriculture, logistics and more
- Registered or not. A CAC number helps but is not required to enter
- One application per business, per round
From application to decision
Create your free account
Your business profile is the application, so you fill it once and use it again.
Answer the grant questions
What you sell, how it is going, and what the money would change.
Watch it move
Received, under review, shortlisted, decided. You see where it has got to without emailing anyone.
Decision
Winners are told directly, and the money is paid to the business.
What we look for
A business that is trading
Customers, sales and a product we can understand in one line.
Numbers you can explain
They do not have to be big. They have to be real, and yours.
A clear use for the money
What it buys, and what changes after it does.
Straight answers
“Not yet” is a good answer. Invented numbers end an application.
Before you apply
Does it cost anything to enter?
No. Entry is free, and anyone who asks you to pay to apply is not us.
Do you take equity, or do I pay it back?
Neither. It is a grant. Nothing is owed to us afterwards.
Do I need a registered business?
No. A CAC number helps us check who you are, but you can enter without one.
What happens to my information?
It stays in your Habaqa account. Applying does not publish your business or show your numbers to investors. That stays your choice.
If I do not win, was it a waste?
No. The profile you filled in is the same one that runs your business in Habaqa, and the same one investors can ask to see later.
Free to enter. Nothing owed back.
Create your account, fill your profile once, and apply from inside it.