The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Funds startups, helping with access to capital, where you apply, they select

4 organisations  ·  start again

Civic Innovation Lab

Abuja
  • Funding
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

At Civic Innovation Lab, we are at the frontline of supporting indigenous start-ups through seed funding, business support and provision of premium work spaces. Innovation is the blood that drives our very existence as a community. We see possibilities in every impossibility, solution in every challenge and success in every failure. Our role as an impact driven hub is to act as an intermediary, initiating conversation between the government and the start-up/tech ecosystem.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Developers and engineers
  • Women in tech
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Workspace
  • Community and peer support
Writes cheques Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria

Abuja
  • Funding
  • Policy
  • Programmes

We are committed to helping Nigerian SMEs G.R.O.W. fast and sustainably. Providing them with the right amount of Guidance, Resources, Opportunities, and Workforce Support. From first spark to full scale, get the tools, training, and guidance to bring your entrepreneurial journey to life.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
  • Women in tech
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Business and operating skills
  • Access to customers and markets
Connects to capital Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law Innovation Hubs

Lagos
  • Funding
  • Programmes

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law Innovation Hubs is HilL’s flagship innovation programme that funds, trains, and scales a global cohort of justice startups each year. They provide grant funding, business acceleration services, access to free technical tools, connections to local and global mentors, and promotional opportunities.

For
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Investment readiness
  • Regulation, policy and compliance
Writes cheques Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Ventures Platform

Abuja
  • Funding

We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers to access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services. We invest in founders building market-creating innovations.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Investment readiness
  • Introductions and network