Idea → Funded
We help builders launch, grow, and become funding-ready.
We also partner with institutions to design and deliver entrepreneurship and innovation programmes with measurable outcomes — backed by a decade+ of combined experience and a global network of trainers, mentors, operators, and capital partners.
$20M+
Funding enabled
$20M+
Enabled access to funding for MSMEs
10,000+
Beneficiaries supported
30+
Programmes designed and delivered
10+ yrs
Across venture support and programme delivery
Worked with
What We Do
For Founders and SMEs
You don't need more generic advice. You need a partner who helps you close the gap between a good business and one that funders say yes to — with the right strategy, numbers, materials, and connections.
Capital Copilot
Premium, high-touch support for ventures preparing to raise revenue, grants, debt, or equity. We clarify your capital pathway, strengthen your plan and systems, and align your traction, narrative, and numbers to the capital you're pursuing.
Deal Materials & Documentation
Investor and funder-grade materials built with strategy and precision — pitch decks, business plans, growth plans, grant applications, financial models, and company profiles.
Venture Advisory & Growth Support
Builder-style advisory on business model clarity, pricing strategy, go-to-market, operating systems, financial management, and the milestones that move investors.
Matched — Community & Connections
Join our curated community. Access vetted mentors, operators, and capital partners. Get warm introductions to partnerships and market access where fit is proven.
Capital Copilot — Funding & Connections
We don't just prepare you for funding. We help you find it.
Most advisory firms get founders ready and then send them out alone. ITF closes that gap. Through our Matched programme, we connect investment-ready founders with vetted capital partners, grant opportunities, and strategic partnerships — based on fit, not proximity. If the connection isn't right, we don't make it.
Readiness assessment
We evaluate your venture across six dimensions funders use — traction, team, model, numbers, narrative, and materials.
Gap-closing support
Advisory, documentation, and coaching to close the specific gaps standing between your venture and a successful raise.
Curated introductions
Warm introductions to grant bodies, impact investors, DFIs, and strategic partners where the fit is proven — not cold lists.
Post-introduction support
We stay with you through due diligence, negotiation, and close — because a warm introduction is only the beginning.
ITF Academy
Learning you can apply before the week is out.
The ITF Academy delivers practical, founder-focused learning — no fluff, no theory that doesn't translate. Whether you are a first-time founder or an experienced operator hitting a ceiling, the Academy meets you where you are and moves you forward.
01Short Courses
Focused, self-paced modules on funding readiness, financial management, pitch delivery, business modelling, and grant writing. Start today, apply this week.
02Toolkits & Playbooks
Done-for-you templates, frameworks, and operational playbooks covering everything from financial models to grant applications — built by practitioners and tested in the field.
03Cohort Programmes
Intensive cohort-based experiences — including our flagship Pitch & Get Funded programme — where founders go from idea to investor-ready pitch in a structured group setting with peer accountability.
Flagship cohort
Pitch & Get Funded — Webinar
Learn how to pitch your idea, build a compelling deck, and position your business for funding or grants — even if you have no business experience yet.
Testimonials
What builders say after working with us
I once had a consultation session with the ITF founder, Yemisi Ajeojo. She was so professional yet with a calming air. She opened my eyes to angles I had not even considered, and provided me with a step-by-step guide to execute in 6 weeks.
I consulted ITF, communicating my business challenges to them. I got help, ideas, and resources. Now I can track my inventory and analyze my price and other financial activities in a way that is so much simpler.
The ITF advisory team came up with the best approaches on how to provide free and paid value, including a membership model and a strategy to communicate this change in pricing to my audience. The session provided much needed clarity.
Through Coach Yemisi Ajeojo's training and guidance, I have gone on to raise a total of $11,000 in business grant funding from major institutions including Coca-Cola, and I'm a finalist in the Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2024.