Join the Founding Cohort — Valoria Institute
FOUNDING PHASE — NOW OPEN

The founding
cohort is being
built now.

Valoria Institute is onboarding its first employers and professionals before the platform opens to the public. Founding partners shape what the platform becomes — and are first in the pool when it does.

We are building carefully, not quickly. The founding professional cohort is five to eight extraordinary professionals — chosen for quality, not volume. Founding employers get access to that cohort before anyone else does.

TWO WAYS TO JOIN

Founding professional.
Or founding employer.

FOR PROFESSIONALS
Founding professional cohort

Mid-to-senior African professionals who want to be among the first to hold a verified VALU Index credential and appear on the platform before it opens publicly.

  • Take the VALU Index now — before public launch
  • Priority positioning in employer search results at launch
  • Listed before the platform is publicly searchable
  • Direct input into the platform experience as an early user
  • Your assessment is the first act — take it immediately after registering
JOIN AS A PROFESSIONAL →
FOR EMPLOYERS & ORGANISATIONS
Founding employer cohort

Lagos and Nigerian organisations who want first access to the pre-assessed professional pool and the ability to shape what ATB Connect looks like before it is public.

  • 60 days complimentary platform access at launch
  • Access to founding professional cohort before public listing
  • One complimentary PRIME Sprint for your team — at no cost
  • Priority placement in search results as a founding employer partner
  • Direct input into platform features before public launch
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST →
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Tell us about
where you are.

If you are a professional, the form routes you directly to registration so you can take the VALU Index immediately. If you are an employer, we will be in touch within 48 hours to schedule a conversation.

We are not collecting a list. We are starting specific conversations with specific people. The form routes to the right one.

If you have a question before applying, write to us directly: info@valoriainstitute.com

FOUNDING COHORT — APPLICATION

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Application received.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU APPLY

Specific steps.
Not a waitlist.

01
For professionals — take the VALU Index immediately
Registration routes you directly to the assessment. 18 to 28 minutes. You receive your score, radar chart, designation, and PRIME pathway immediately on completion.
02
For employers — a conversation within 48 hours
A member of the Valoria team will contact you within 48 hours. The first conversation is not a sales call — it is a 45-minute session to understand your hiring and development challenges.
03
Founding cohort professionals are listed first
Professionals who complete the VALU Index during the founding phase and qualify for listing appear in the platform before it is publicly searchable — and are prioritised in search results for founding employer partners.
04
Founding employers get the complimentary Sprint
Every founding employer partner who confirms their participation receives one PRIME Sprint for a team of up to 15 at no cost. This is the fastest way to understand what PRIME produces in practice.
WHY NOW MATTERS

The founding cohort sets
the proof of thesis.

Every platform that claims to surface quality rather than volume is only as credible as its first professionals. The founding cohort is not a placeholder — it is the evidence that the standard is real, the assessment is genuine, and the marketplace is worth building.

"We are not looking for the most connected professionals. We are looking for the most capable."

If you have been told your work speaks for itself — and then watched someone with a larger network get the room before you — this platform is built for you. The VALU Index is the mechanism that changes that. The founding cohort is where it begins.