Founders Live Cotonou

Name: Founders Live Cotonou
Start: 2026-01-23T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-23T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Epitech Benin

Founders Live

Highlights

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm

3 hours

Epitech Benin

Free Tickets Available

Date & Location

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm (GMT+01:00)

Epitech Benin

Boulevard Saint Michel, Cotonou, Benin

About the event

Founders Live Cotonou

The ultimate entrepreneurial experience and pitch competition returns to Benin!

About this Event

Founders Live returns to Cotonou!
Join us for an incredible evening…

Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the globe.

5 founders

99-second pitches

4 minutes audience Q&A

YOUR VOTES decide the winner!

So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs, and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in Bénin.

Know someone who should attend?

Starring

Henry Ukoha as the City Leader

Competing Founders and Startups

TBA

Interested in pitching at this or a future event? Apply here
Know someone who should pitch? Open The Door

Agenda

18:00 - Networking and Happy Hour

19:00 - Announcements, Sponsors and Pitch Competition

20:00 - Networking and After-Party

Winners

The Founders Live winners package includes:

with unlimited access to Backstage Intelligence and the Backchannel community
Founders Live Booster Pack over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups
An appearance in the regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our Prime Time global livestream tournament

Our Partners
https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/b8bbdd20-dda4-11f0-b40d-5b2f25b26e3b-rimg-w1200-h675-dc010101-gmir.jpg

Front Row membership is here

The operating system and network for global founders.

https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/ba6df9f0-dda4-11f0-8446-69b751604ad5-rimg-w1200-h675-dc010101-gmir.jpg

Enter the Prime Time Pitch Challenge!

This is your chance to share your story in a 99-second pitch video.

Prizes start at 250 votes.

Top-voted founders compete live in our Prime Time global tournament!

https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/bcc382b0-dda4-11f0-8446-69b751604ad5-rimg-w1200-h513-dc010201-gmir.jpg

What do you need help with?

Nick will connect you directly to a partner who can help.

https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/be495f60-dda4-11f0-b8f9-6bf3b1665653-rimg-w1200-h494-dc050f5a-gmir.jpg

Do something great for someone else today

Tell them to attend an event, pitch their startup, or even lead a Founders Live city.

Also check out other Contests in Cotonou, Business events in Cotonou, Sports events in Cotonou.