HOW NASFIM WORKS
A technology-enabled ecosystem connecting SMEs, financial institutions, investors and development partners through data, opportunity discovery, funding readiness and intelligent matchmaking.
HOW NASFIM WORKS
A technology-enabled ecosystem connecting SMEs, financial institutions, investors and development partners through data, opportunity discovery, funding readiness and intelligent matchmaking.
1 NASFIM User Journey
2 SME Journey
- Free registration
- Free dashboard
- Access to opportunities
- Visibility to financial institutions
- Access to investors
- Access to grants
- Access to business support
- Register free
- Create dashboard
- Upload CAC documents
- Upload business plan
- Upload statement of account
- Upload business location photos
- Upload product photos
- Upload one minute video pitch
- Complete readiness assessment
- Receive readiness score
- Receive business readiness score
- Get matched to loans, grants, investors, development programmes and market opportunities
3 Financial Institution Journey
- Create corporate dashboard
- Set target criteria
- Search SMEs by gender, age, business size, state, LGA, funding need and growth stage
- View SME profiles
- Request documents
- Communicate directly
- Schedule virtual meetings
- Track engagement
- Manage pipeline
- Generate reports
- Fund SMEs
- Track performance
4 Investor Journey
- Discover opportunities
- View investment scores
- Access pitch profiles
- Schedule meetings
- Conduct due diligence
- Invest
- Deal flow
- Investment pipeline
- Early stage opportunities
- Growth businesses
- Impact investments
5 Development Partner Journey
- Create programmes
- Target specific beneficiaries
- Promote grants
- Track applications
- Measure impact
- Women entrepreneurs
- Youth entrepreneurs
- Agribusiness
- Manufacturing
- Export SMEs
- Technology startups
- Regional clusters
6 Fund Navigator™
7 NASFIM Matchmaking Engine™
The platform uses SME data, sector, funding need, business size, location and readiness score to recommend the best financing, grant, investment and support matches.
8 Institution Performance Index™
Promoting transparency, responsiveness and SME-friendly financing through measurable institution performance signals.
Institutions Are Rated On
Top Performing Institutions
9 Platform Access Options
Choose the access path that fits your organisation, marketplace visibility and engagement goals.
- Year-round platform access
- Corporate dashboard
- SME discovery
- Messaging
- Virtual meetings
- Everything in Tier 1
- Physical exhibition booth
- Pitch session access
- More visibility
- Lead generation
- Maximum visibility
- Keynote opportunities
- Branding across platforms
- VIP networking
- Thought leadership
10 Watch NASFIM in Action
Demos, presentations and guided walkthroughs for stakeholders.
See how the platform connects every stakeholder.
Preview the SME journey, institutional discovery, Fund Navigator™ and matchmaking workflow in one premium demonstration.