Lagos
Metro area · Nigeria · Pop. 21.3M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
Lagos's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Lagos-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lagos
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Lagos-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Lagos - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Lagos
VC investment into Lagos-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Lagos's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Lagos.
Location comparison
How Lagos stacks up
Compare Lagos with peers from the same country (Nigeria) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.