Our Story

We're changing the way Nigeria funds itself.

Endeleo started in 2026 with a simple idea: the diaspora sends $20B home every year, but almost none of it reaches the infrastructure Nigeria desperately needs. 

And it's not only the diaspora. Trillions of naira in domestic capital already live in Nigeria — pension funds, insurance reserves, and household income seating idle in low-yield accounts. Endeleo connects both streams to the same vetted projects, so local wealth builds the country it calls home. This is our mandate.

Mission

Capital + Community = Countries that work.

For too long, infrastructure has been built by governments and a handful of mega-corporates. Endeleo opens the table to everyone — diaspora professionals, entrepreneurs, everyday savers and channels their capital into projects that deliver power, roads, schools and hospitals.

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Ibrahim
Retired teacher, Kano
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Dapo
Doctor, Manchester
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Folake
Small-business owner, Ibadan
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Chidi
Market trader, Onitsha
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Chioma
Finance professional, Toronto
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Blessing
Student, Port Harcourt
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Emeka
Solar technician, Lagos
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Ife
Graduate student, Houston
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Mama Titi
Grandmother, Abeokuta
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Zainab
Product designer, Berlin
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Halima
Teacher, Jos
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Titi
Accountant, Johannesburg
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Ngozi
Nurse, Enugu
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Rukayat
Fabric trader, Ilorin
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Tunde
Software engineer, Lagos
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Musa
Farmer, Kaduna
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Bisi
Nurse, Dublin
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Adaeze
Civil engineer, Lagos
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Yusuf
Engineer, Dubai
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Kelechi
Tailor, Aba
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Amina
Diaspora professional, London
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Segun
Electrician, Ibadan
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Obi
Logistics owner, Atlanta
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Baba Ade
Community elder, Osogbo
Timeline

The Journey Ahead.

2026

Endeleo is founded in Lagos

Call answered to build a platform for diaspora-led infrastructure.

Endeleo is founded in Lagos
2026

Trustee custody established

We partner with custodian banks and an independent trustee to ring-fence and safeguard investor capital.

Trustee custody established
2027

First project hits its target

Pilot Initiative funded by investors from around the globe.

First project hits its target
2028

Audit & Transparency

Independent audit of platform financials and project escrow flows published for investor transparency.

Audit & Transparency
2029

$50M deployed

Healthcare in Abuja, water in Port Harcourt, rail in Kano — and a growing community of investors.

$50M deployed
Our Focus

Built on three principles.

Every project, partnership and product decision is filtered through what matters most: real impact, investor trust, and a diaspora-first experience.

Impact-first

We only list projects that improve lives at scale.

Investor-aligned

Our fees are tied to projects delivering, not just launching.

Diaspora-native

Built for the Nigerian abroad — multi-currency, multi-rail.

The Team

Operators who've built before.

A lean & actively growing founding team — building the platform Africa's diaspora has been waiting for.

Join Us

Build the rails for Africa's next $50B of infrastructure.

Early equity, direct ownership over a category-defining product, and a mission that compounds — every deal we close funds real assets: power, water, roads, schools, hospitals.

General application
Meaningful equity — founding-team economics for early hires.
Category ownership — define diaspora-led infra finance.
Remote-friendly — Lagos-anchored, globally distributed.
Partners & Counterparties

Targeted Institutional Backers

From the moment capital leaves an investor's wallet to the day a project pays out, every step would be handled by an independent, institutional counterparty.

Indicative target partners — no formal agreements currently in place.
Diagram: Investors send capital via Flutterwave, Paystack and Lemfi to the Endeleo platform. Funds are held by Standard Chartered as custodian and Stanbic IBTC as trustee, and audited by PwC, Deloitte, KPMG or EY. Brickstone Africa appraises projects and Aluko & Oyebode provides legal counsel. Africa Prudential acts as coupon paying agent and CSCS handles investor fund payouts.
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Investors & Diaspora

Retail and institutional investors providing capital from 42 countries.

Diaspora & Retail Investors

Capital providers from 42 countries

Remittance & Collections

Verified rails that move investor capital into the fund securely.

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Flutterwave

Remittance & Collections

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Paystack

Remittance & Collections

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Lemfi

Diaspora Remittance Partner

Custody, Trustee & Audit

Independent guardians of investor funds and financial reporting.

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Standard Chartered

Fund Custodian

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Stanbic IBTC Trustees

Trust & Escrow Services

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PwC

Audit Partner

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Deloitte

Audit Partner

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KPMG

Audit Partner

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EY

Audit Partner

Credit Guarantee

Specialist guarantors that provide partial credit guarantees to enhance the credit quality of infrastructure bonds.

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InfraCredit

Local Currency Credit Guarantee

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GuarantCo

Cross-border Credit Guarantee

Coupon & Investor Payout

Registrars and clearing partners that handle periodic coupon payments and investor fund payouts.

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Africa Prudential

Coupon Paying Agent & Registrar

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CSCS

Investor Fund Payout & Settlement

Advisory, Legal & Development

Experts who appraise, structure and de-risk every project.

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Brickstone Africa

Project Appraisal, Advisory & Development

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Aluko & Oyebode

Legal Counsel

Project Operators & EPC

Vetted engineering, construction and operations partners that build and run financed assets on the ground.

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Julius Berger Nigeria

EPC & Civil Works Contractor

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Arnergy Solar

Distributed Power Operator

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Lagos Free Zone Co.

Industrial Cluster Operator

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Hygeia HMO

Healthcare Facility Operator

Join us.

Whether you're investing $50 or $5M, you're building Nigeria.