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We exist to make geography irrelevant to opportunity.
POINTZERO is not a coworking space. It is not an accelerator. It is a startup city — a complete ecosystem where talent becomes companies.
Mission
To build the infrastructure that allows anyone, anywhere in Africa, to turn an idea into a company. We remove the barriers of geography, network and access — and replace them with mentorship, community and capital.
Vision
A world where geography does not determine access to opportunity. Where a founder in Ogbomoso has the same chance of building a world-changing company as a founder in San Francisco.
Why Ogbomoso
Ogbomoso is part of the identity of POINTZERO, not just an address. We chose to build outside the major cities because the next generation of African companies will be built by people close to the problems, not close to the capital.
What we believe.
Build > Talk
Ideas are everywhere.Execution is rare.
Talent doesn’t need permission
We refuse to believe postcodedetermines potential.
Competition outside.
Collaboration inside.The ecosystem grows together.
Failure is data.
Things will break. Good.That’s what building looks like.
Small places build big things.
We are not ashamed ofstarting small.
Leave better than you arrived.
Every generation makes thenext one stronger.
What we are not.
- Not a coworking space full of people answering emails.
- Not a coding academy obsessed with certificates.
- Not an event centre disguised as a technology company.
How the ecosystem grows.
Each stage feeds the next. The line closes on itself — that is the point.
The graduate loop.
- Arrived with an ideaLeft with a company
- Arrived as a studentLeft as a founder
- Arrived as a builderLeft with a product in market
- Arrived as a founderCame back as a mentor
From idea to ecosystem.
- 2024
The Idea
POINTZERO is conceived as a response to the lack of startup infrastructure outside major African cities.
- 2025
Development
The campus is built in Ogbomoso. The first programs are designed and mentors are recruited.
- 2025
First Campus
POINTZERO Campus opens with 9 spaces: The Zero, Build House, Founder House, Academy, Labs, and more.
- 2025
First Programs
POINTZERO 90 Cohort 1 launches. 12 founders. 90 days. One goal: ship.
- 2026
The Ecosystem
With 3 cohorts, 25+ startups, 50+ investors, and a thriving community, POINTZERO becomes a full ecosystem.
The 10-year vision
A founder in Ogbomoso has the same chance of building a world-changing company as a founder anywhere on earth.