Africa's Hardware Venture Studio
Events. Industries.
Ventures.
We discover talent through competitions, build real hardware for enterprise clients, and incubate the best ideas into Africa-owned deep-tech companies.
Building Africa's
Hardware Future.
The Reality
African deep-tech attracted just 1.5% of global startup funding between 2013–2023. No early-stage capital, no fabrication infrastructure, no commercialization pathway — brilliant engineers with nowhere to build.
The Solution
eXhibot is Africa's first integrated hardware venture studio. We discover talent through competitions, build hardware products for enterprise clients, and incubate the best ideas into Africa-owned deep-tech companies.
Events discover. Industries deliver. Ventures scale.
From Competitions
to Companies.
Exhibot Events
Our discovery arm. We run Combat Robotics competitions and innovation showcases to surface Africa's best engineering talent and create a commercial entertainment brand.
Exhibot Industries
Our engineering arm. We provide CNC, PCB design, and 3D fabrication services to B2B and B2G clients—turning Africa's talent into deployed hardware solutions for enterprise and government.
Exhibot Ventures
Our incubation arm. The best competition ideas gain lab access, mentorship, and venture capital.
5 Startups.
Built Here.
Each company exits Exhibot Industries with working hardware, validated customers, and co-owned patents.
Raising $1,000,000 pre-seed. 40% toward venture funding, 30% lab infrastructure, 20% team, 10% marketing.
5
Cohort 1 Startups
$1M
Pre-Seed Raise
Building Momentum.
Workshop
Competition
Demo Day
Building
Real ideas. Real engineers. Real products.
eXhibot 2025Others Give Trophies.
We Build Companies.
This is not an entertainment competition. This is Africa's first integrated hardware venture studio — where talent turns into IP, and IP turns into equity.
The Competition
BattleBots
Entertainment first · No commercialization
FIRST Robotics
Education first · IP remains academic
Accelerators
Software-optimized · Hardware light
Our Approach
eXhibot.NG
Innovation + IP
Product Delivery
IP & Patents
Our Unfair Advantages
300+
Engineers onboarded
10-50x
Cheaper MVPs vs. imports
#1
Entertainment + industrial infra
Africa as the World's
Hardware Lab.
Build the Foundation
Months 1–6: Build lab infrastructure, launch Exhibot Industries, open Cohort 1 applications. First B2B engineering contracts.
Light the Arena
Months 7–12: Inaugural Combat Arena event. Select 5 startups for Cohort 1. Begin MVP development with in-house fabrication.
Scale Nigeria
Years 2–3: Scale events nationwide, launch Cohort 2 (more startups), expand B2B/B2G engineering contracts pan-Nigeria.
Lead Africa
Pan-African talent network. Kenya & Ghana expansion. $30M–$75M portfolio value. Africa as the world’s deep-tech lab.
Silicon Valley built software empires. Exhibot.NG will build the world's next generation of hardware companies.
Real People.
Real Impact.
"eXhibot.NG stands as a beacon for the future of sustainable innovations. It aligns with the Ministry's goals of a technology-driven future for Edo State and the nation at large."
Engr. Jonathan Ukpebor
Permanent Secretary, Min. of Science & Tech, Edo State
"eXhibot.NG exists at such a time where the right knowledge is available, with the right resources and human capital to propel the Nigerian tech and industrial scene."
Dr. Edoghogho Olaye
Director of AI & Robotics, University of Benin
"We would love for eXhibot.NG to engage our students practically. The brilliance and vision displayed by this team is exactly what Nigerian innovation needs."
Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye
Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University Okada
Backed by Visionaries.
Ready to Build
Real Hardware?
Whether you're an engineer looking for resources or a company needing solutions, eXhibot.NG is your engine.