Our Story

We're changing the way Nigeria funds itself.

Endeleo started in 2023 with a simple idea: the diaspora sends $20B home every year, but almost none of it reaches the infrastructure Nigeria desperately needs. We're fixing that.

Hands holding a city model
Mission

Capital + community = countries that work.

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

$52.2M
Capital deployed
1.2M
Lives impacted
8,400+
Investors
42
Countries
Timeline

Three years. Twelve projects.

  1. 2023
    Endeleo is founded in Lagos

    Three friends quit their banking jobs to build a platform for diaspora-led infrastructure.

  2. 2024
    SEC licence granted

    We pass full regulatory review by the Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a licensed capital markets platform.

  3. 2025
    First project hits its target in 11 days

    Lagos Solar Power Initiative funded by 847 investors from 18 countries.

  4. 2025
    Big Four audit completed

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

  5. 2026
    $50M deployed across 12 projects

    Healthcare in Abuja, water in Port Harcourt, rail in Kano — and a community of 8,400 investors.

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.

Tunde Adebayo
Tunde Adebayo
Co-founder & CEO
Ngozi Eze
Ngozi Eze
Head of Investments
Amara Bello
Amara Bello
Head of Community
Partners & Counterparties

Backed by trusted names.

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

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.
INVESTORSREMITTANCEPLATFORMCOUNTERPARTIESPROJECTSDiaspora & RetailInvestors • 42 countriesFlutterwavePaystackLemfiEndeleoOrigination & ReportingStandard CharteredFund CustodianStanbic IBTC TrusteesTrust & EscrowPwCDeloitteKPMGEYAudit PartnersBrickstone AfricaAppraisal & AdvisoryAluko & Oyebode · LegalAfrica PrudentialCoupon Paying AgentCSCSInvestor Fund PayoutInfrastructurePower · Water · HealthProject OperatorsEPC · O&MJulius Berger · ArnergyLagos Free Zone · Hygeia

Click a node or chip above to highlight that part of the flow. Dashed line shows returning coupon and capital payouts back to investors.

Investors & Diaspora

Retail and institutional investors providing capital from 42 countries.

Diaspora & Retail Investors

Capital providers from 42 countries

Remittance & Collections

Licensed 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

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

In the press

What people are saying.

TechCabal

"Endeleo is rewriting how Nigerians abroad reinvest in home."

Bloomberg Africa

"A blueprint for diaspora-funded infrastructure across the continent."

BusinessDay

"Transparent, audited, and aligned with investor outcomes."

Join us.

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