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Commercial
Is your go-to-market working, and can it scale?
VHC Program
Is your venture’s system ready for capital?
A one-day, in-person diagnostic and investment readiness program covering four critical engines: Commercial, Operational, Financial, and Governance. Built by SDC and Vidaho to give ventures a clear, structured, and objective assessment of where they stand and what needs to improve before raising capital.
Lagos, November 7, 2026 | Abuja, November 28, 2026
Lagos
November 7, 2026
Abuja
November 28, 2026
Commercial
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Operational
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Financial
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Governance
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Joint programmeA joint programme by SDC and Vidaho.
Why this exists
Capital is not the problem. Readiness is.
Every founder wants to raise. But most ventures have never had a structured check across all four engines that decide whether capital moves: Commercial, Operational, Financial, and Governance. VHC Program gives you that check in one day, with real diagnostic experts in the room.
The framework
Four engines. One honest read.
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Operational
Can your systems carry the weight of growth?
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Financial
Are your numbers structured the way capital expects to see them?
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Governance
Would your venture hold up under a board's scrutiny?
The day at a glance
One day. Four engines. A live diagnosis.
Starting at 9:00am, you move engine by engine: 60 minutes of teaching and application, then 30 minutes of live diagnosis, workshop, and Q&A per engine. A Fireside Chat sits at the midpoint.
Start
9:00am
Lagos · November 7, 2026
Abuja · November 28, 2026
Includes a tea break and a lunch break.
Commercial
60 minutes teaching and application, then 30 minutes live diagnosis, workshop, and Q&A.
Operational
Same block format: teaching, application, live diagnosis, workshop, and Q&A.
Fireside Chat
Two founders who have raised capital walk through how they structured their raise.
Financial
Same block format: teaching, application, live diagnosis, workshop, and Q&A.
Governance
Same block format: teaching, application, live diagnosis, workshop, and Q&A.
Confirmed facilitators
Led by people who have done this at scale.
Commercial EngineNapa Onwusah
B4B Partners
Napa Onwusah leads the Commercial Engine. She is a revenue and leadership strategist with over 25 years of experience building commercial teams and scalable businesses across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
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Operational EngineFranklin Ali
Interswitch
Franklin Ali leads the Operational Engine. He has spent over ten years strengthening operational systems inside Interswitch, one of Africa's most consequential fintech infrastructure companies: the kind of scale where operational failure is not an option.
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Financial EngineChike Chukwuelue
Bank of Industry
Chike Chukwuelue leads the Financial Engine. At the Bank of Industry, he has structured and deployed capital worth billions of dollars, bringing direct, institutional-grade experience in how capital actually gets allocated.
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Governance EngineTomie Balogun
Midlothian Angel Network
Tomie Balogun leads the Governance Engine. She is a private capital investor, entrepreneur, and Amazon bestselling author who designs the structures, systems, and governance frameworks that turn financial ambition into investment action.
View profile →A joint programme
A joint programme by SDC and Vidaho.
VHC Program is built and delivered jointly, combining SDC’s research and venture-building frameworks with Vidaho’s investment and transaction-structuring expertise. One programme, one standard, delivered together.
Open Days
Not ready to commit yet?
Join a virtual Open Day: meet the team, get a clear picture of VHC Program, and ask us anything before you decide. Our How I Raised It session adds a founder who has raised capital.
- What is the difference between the Lagos and Abuja editions?
- None in content. Only the date and city differ.
- What happens if I cannot attend after registering?
- Refunds and transfers are available under our Refund, Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy. More than 10 days before your programme date, 70% is refundable; 7 days before, 50% is refundable; less than 7 days before, registration is non-refundable.