As extreme heat worsens across Nigeria, 10 innovative startups have been selected to scale solutions aimed at protecting farmers, hospitals, small businesses, and vulnerable communities from the growing climate threat.
According to a statement shared with Third Lens by African Media Agency (AMA) on Wednesday, the ventures were chosen for the inaugural TECA Heat Action Wave (THAW) programme, launched by BFA Global, FSD Africa, ClimateWorks Foundation, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Nigeria.
Each startup will receive $56,000 in funding alongside hands-on support in product development, business growth, investor readiness, and scaling strategies.
The selected startups are building solutions across agriculture, healthcare, climate intelligence, sanitation, and clean energy. Their innovations include solar-powered cooling systems, livestock health monitoring, AI-driven crop diagnostics, early-warning heat alerts, and digital health tools for outdoor workers.
Among the beneficiaries are Ofemini Global Limited, which helps farmers transport perishables in hot weather; Let-It-Cold, offering portable solar cooling systems; and TheHyWing Ltd, which combines heat alerts, telemedicine, and AI diagnostics to reduce heat-related health risks.
The startups are based in different locations including Lagos, Kaduna, and Edo states, reflecting Nigeria’s growing climate-tech ecosystem. Six of the 10 ventures also have female co-founders.
According to the TECA Director at BFA Global, Tyler Ferdinand, “Extreme heat is rapidly becoming one of the biggest operational risks facing African economies, yet it remains dramatically under invested.”
Ferdinand further said the programme is backing entrepreneurs, creating tools and services that will help businesses and cities function in a hotter world, while proving that climate adaptation can become a strong investment opportunity.
The Director of Early Stage Finance at FSD Africa, Juliet Munro said the FSD Africa’s role is to help turn early innovation like this into something markets can actually back, stressing that if climate adaptation finance is going to scale in Africa, it has to be grounded in real, investable solutions.
The Senior Director of Adaptation and Resilience at Climate Works Foundation, Jessica Brown, said over 70% of workers around the world are at the risk of deadly extreme heat.
In her words, the cost of inaction on climate change is growing, as over 70% of workers around the world are at risk from deadly extreme heat.”
Speaking further, she said, “At the same time, momentum for adaptation is growing, as we see both more funding and more innovation, these new business ventures are strong community-led solutions that can accelerate resilience in Nigeria and more broadly in the west African region.”
Temi Akinrinade, Foreign Commonwealth & Development expresses the UK’s excitement to support the cohort of ambitious Nigerian businesses developing transformative solutions to extreme heat, stressing that TECA’s Heat Action Wave is part of a broader UK partnership with Nigeria, backing private sector led innovation, creates jobs and drives shared prosperity for both the countries while transitioning to greener economy.
The programme will run through 2026 and conclude with demo days, investor engagement sessions, and possible follow-on support for top-performing startups.
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