Our purpose is clear: to gather the brightest minds to co-build, iterate, and launch defensible AI products in two weeks. BuildersCircleAI is an invite-only residency where you pair with world-class mentors and ship audacious progress.
Curated operators, engineers, and designers who want to live, build, and ship on the continent together.
Daily standups, accountability pods, and mentors who have launched products in energy, fintech, infra, and tooling.
Private demo nights, angel previews, and content support to tell your story beyond Abuja.
Program Flow
Every cohort runs on a cadence that respects deep work. Expect early-morning output reviews, communal lunches for cross-pollination, afternoon fieldwork, and evening salons with people actually shipping.
Touch down, claim your studio, and align with the cohort. We map your two-week roadmap, lock in success metrics, and match you with an accountability partner.
Stacked working sessions, office hours with operators from YC, Stripe, Paystack, Anthropic, and lightning field trips into Abuja's tech ecosystem.
Demo day kicks off on Day 8 in a curated room of investors and storytellers. Marketing starts from these days to ship your launch moment with our media team.
Included
Why Abuja
Abuja gives founders proximity to regulators, access to diplomatic networks, and a calmer canvas to think. Builders Circle anchors you in a neighborhood with reliable power, security, and the room to prototype hardware or software without friction.
Weekends feature road trips to partner labs, investor dinners, and community dinners with the city’s most curious minds.
Address Snapshot
Abuja, Nigeria
Apartment location will be sent once selected.
FAQs
Technical and non-technical founders, marketers, operators, and designers building defensible AI products for African or global markets with Abuja as base camp.
Solo founders are welcome. We match residents with complementary operators and loop in local talent when it makes sense.
We run a simple program fee that covers housing, workspace, meals, and programming. Scholarships exist for standout builders from underrepresented ecosystems.
Screening framework
The prompts below help us understand your craft, commitment, and how you’ll pour into the house. Loom clips (30–60 seconds) beat pitch decks.
House rules and the operating manual drop after acceptance. Expect clarity on security, quiet hours, guests, content boundaries, and contribution expectations.
Record a quick Loom (30–60 seconds), confirm you can commit ₦500,000 for the two-week sprint, and share how you’ll contribute to the house. We review submissions within 72 hours.