Vivacity Development, in collaboration with First Founders and Codub Consulting, successfully convened Investors Connect 2026, a high-level platform designed to bridge the gap between visionary founders, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem builders working to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship across emerging markets.

The gathering brought together a diverse community of venture capital leaders, startup founders, policy experts, and ecosystem enablers for a day of strategic dialogue, knowledge sharing, and relationship building aimed at unlocking new capital pathways and strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Investors Connect 2026 forms part of Vivacity Development’s broader commitment to fostering innovation-driven economies, enabling collaboration across borders, and ensuring that founders particularly those operating in emerging markets gain access to the networks, insights, and capital required to scale impactful ventures.

Engr. Oluwakemi Ann-Melody Areola, speaking on “Key Insights and Commitments on Talent, Trade and Transformation: Building Nigeria’s Workforce,” emphasised that “Nigeria’s workforce transformation requires intentional investment in talent development, stronger trade linkages, and cross-sector collaboration to unlock productivity and global competitiveness.

“The future of work in emerging economies will be shaped by how well we align skills with opportunity and innovation.”

Demi Ariyo, in his session “Scaling Innovation Economies: Capital, Trade and High Growth Ventures,” noted that “scaling innovation economies demands not just capital, but smart capital, investment that understands markets, supports founders long-term, and leverages trade as a vehicle for expansion.