The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Every hub, fund and programme in Nigeria. Checked, and dated.

Find the ones near you, or the ones that solve your problem. Every entry says when a person last looked at it.

Lagos: 35 recorded Lagos 35 Abuja: 29 recorded Abuja 29 Aba: 7 recorded Aba 7 Ibadan: 5 recorded Ibadan 5 Jos: 4 recorded Jos 4 Kaduna: 4 recorded Kaduna 4 Onitsha: 4 recorded Onitsha 4 Port Harcourt: 4 recorded Port Harcourt 4 Benin City: 3 recorded Benin City 3 Ilorin: 3 recorded Ilorin 3 Kano: 3 recorded Kano 3 Uyo: 3 recorded Uyo 3 Abakaliki: 2 recorded Akure: 2 recorded Asaba: 2 recorded Yenagoa: 2 recorded Abeokuta: 1 recorded Abraka: 1 recorded Awka: 1 recorded Bauchi: 1 recorded Calabar: 1 recorded Effurun: 1 recorded Enugu: 1 recorded Ile-Ife: 1 recorded Minna: 1 recorded Mowe: 1 recorded Nnewi: 1 recorded Nsukka: 1 recorded Ogbomoso: 1 recorded Osogbo: 1 recorded Ota: 1 recorded Owerri: 1 recorded Umuahia: 1 recorded Yola: 1 recorded
  1. Lagos 35
  2. Abuja 29
  3. Aba 7
  4. Ibadan 5
  5. Jos 4
  6. Kaduna 4
  7. Onitsha 4
  8. Port Harcourt 4
  9. Benin City 3
  10. Ilorin 3
  11. Kano 3
  12. Uyo 3
  13. Abakaliki 2
  14. Akure 2
  15. Asaba 2
  16. Yenagoa 2
  17. and 18 more cities
Mark size is how many are recorded Counted 14 September 2026
111
organisations
34
cities
0
confirmed by them
35
in Lagos, the most anywhere

What do you need?

A programme to join 88 Learning to build 49 Somewhere to work 34 People to build it with 17 Money, or a route to it 12 The rules you have to work within 6 People who can tell your story 6

Or ask a narrower question: who trains students in Abuja, who works with companies past their first revenue, who actually writes cheques. Ask it here.

Recently checked

SENPAI FUTURES LTD

Abuja
  • Technical

We design, build and pilot the digital systems Africa needs. We work with institutions, government agencies, startups and NGOs to improve how people move, learn, get power, get care and access public services. We turn those problems into working technology, then test and improve it with the people who depend on it.

For
  • Other organisations in the ecosystem
Helps with
  • Building the product
  • Visibility and media
  • Research and ecosystem data
No funding Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Co-creation Hub

Lagos
  • Funding
  • Programmes
  • Technical

We are the leading pan-African creative and innovation ecosystem enabler. Our mission is to accelerate the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity across Africa.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
  • Designers and creatives
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Writes cheques Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

nHub

Jos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

nHub is focused on empowering entrepreneurs on their journey to build great ideas out of little or nothing, they work with start-ups at every stage of maturity to provide the tools, resources, knowledge and expertise they need to succeed.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Filled in so far, by the ecosystem itself

0 confirmed by the organisation itself 111 still only our reading of a public website

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