The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

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48 organisations  ·  start again

360Creative Innovation Hub

Lagos
  • Programmes

360Creative Innovation Hub is a fashion business accelerator working to help emerging fashion designers grow through strategic business support and expansion opportunities.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Designers and creatives
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Access to customers and markets
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

8thGear Hub

Akure, Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

8thGear is a for-profit [Edu-Tech] Social Enterprise with a soft spot for Culture, Creativity, Technology and Small & Growing Businesses (SGBs) Support. Their obsession is job placements, capability/Skills development, and enterprise development for youths in Nigeria and their growing businesses.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Finding a team
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Abuja Enterprise Agency

Abuja
  • Policy
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

We focus on the development of micro, small and medium enterprises and aims to assist new and existing entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles to growth through access to finance, proper business planning and developing entrepreneurship skills. We have developed a wide range of programmes covering Entrepreneurship Training and Curriculum Development, Business Advisory etc. We provide excellent support services by developing relevant programs and activities to start and nurture businesses.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
Connects to capital Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Ado Business Incubation Centre (ABIC Hub)

Onitsha
  • Programmes

The Ado Business Incubation Centre was constituted under the Onitsha Advancement Foundation (OnAF) to support businesses in Onitsha providing innovative solutions to economic, environmental, and social challenges through an incubator, accelerator and mentorship programme focused on social impact, job creation and innovation.

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

African Center for Enterprise & Capacity Development (Center-ECD)

Benin City
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

The African Center for Enterprise & Capacity Development (Center-ECD) is a hub for entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and human capital development. Operating as an innovation hub and co-working space, Center-ECD fosters an ecosystem where human capital is optimized for social impact and global good through excellence in education and entrepreneurship. Center-ECD offers exclusive, customized programs tailored to the specific needs of entrepreneurs and businesses in leadership and management. Through these initiatives, it systematically enhances the practice of entrepreneurial leadership and management across the African continent.

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

Africloud Tech Hub

Abuja
  • Programmes

Africloud Tech Hub serves as a catalyst for African technological growth with the main goal of building an innovative and inclusive culture, assisting and accelerating the growth of innovators, encouraging knowledge sharing, and promoting entrepreneurship in the digital sector. They are committed to promoting innovation by empowering brains, sparking ideas, and cultivating tech-driven solutions.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Aiivon Innovation Hub

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Aiivon innovation hub has directly supported hundreds of businesses and trained thousands of people in digital and business development skills. Aiivon has has 9 years experience in delivering excellent training programs and post training support to the beneficiaries. Through our incubation, acceleration and other startup support programs we have been helping startups establish profitable ventures.

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

Ashpot

Aba
  • Programmes

Ashpot as a hub is dedicated to catalyzing innovation, fostering entrepreneurship, and advancing technology-driven solutions for societal challenges. And with the vision to be the epicenter of innovation in the region, where ideas transform into thriving tech ventures that create lasting impact.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Axia Technology and Innovation Hub

Jos
  • Programmes

Axia Technology and Innovation Hub is an incubator with the goal to trigger innovation and create an enabling environment for the development of solutions to global challenges. They have the ambition to position and prepare the next generation of technologists for global relevance in the technology sectors. They are also providing a conducive and innovative environment that facilitates learning, peer review, and skill development.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Bayelsa Tech Hub

Yenagoa
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

The Bayelsa Tech Hub, is a technology and enterprise development establishment providing a wide range of support services such as Co-work spaces, Incubation, Trainings and Robotics to help the Bayelsa community build livelihood through technology, innovation and diverse enterprises.

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

Blue Sapphire Hub

Kano
  • Programmes
  • Technical

Blue Sapphire Hub focuses on providing incubation programs for early stage startups and product development for corporate clients.

For
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Center for Strategic Enterprise Development (CSED) Ltd/GTE

Abuja
  • Policy
  • Programmes

CSED is a center that promotes sustainable poverty reduction by empowering enterprises to create sustainable jobs through research, training and education, engagement of enterprises, building bridges between regulatory agencies, enterprises and development partners, and developing innovative technologies and tools for enterprises and policy makers.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Researchers and academics
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Regulation, policy and compliance
  • Research and ecosystem data
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Civic Hive

Lagos
  • Media
  • Programmes

Civichive was set up to improve the capacity of existing NGOs and media organizations, thereby making a huge impact within the Nigerian space. Their mission is to build a community of active citizens and civil society organizations that find the intersection between data, design & technology.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Other organisations in the ecosystem
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Visibility and media
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear 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

Collective Lab (Affiliate to Nile University of Nigeria)

Abuja
  • Programmes

The Collective Lab (also known as the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub) is a unit in the Student Services department with the mission of developing an innovative entrepreneurial spirit among Nile University’s students. The Collective Lab provides a dedicated space for students to meet, learn, connect, create, share, and inspire, as well as the requisite guidance and support to start their own businesses.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Creative Space Startups

Lagos
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Creative Space Startups focuses on how to continually fuel, support and grow a start-up community that helps aspiring entrepreneurs to start and scale their enterprises, hopefully creating jobs that Nigeria & Africa need so dearly. They are an open space focused on social impact, skill acquisition and innovation.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Edufun Technik STEM Hub

Onitsha
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Edufun Technik STEM Hub is an innovative, open-source research, business incubation, entrepreneurship learning and development Hub, for individuals, entrepreneurs, and educational organisations, with the focus on using technology to improve education, start-ups, and SMEs. Their mission is to provide free resources to those of the STEM and Maker community and to also promote open-source collaboration for educational and technological achievement.

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

Eko Innovation Centre

Lagos
  • Programmes
  • Technical

Eko Innovation Centre focuses on accelerating enterprises by leveraging innovation and technology at the core of their business. Their goal is to be the leading driver for economic growth through enterprise development and scaling enterprise employability.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Enovate Lab

Abuja, Kano
  • Programmes
  • Technical

Enovate Lab is a company of creatives and problem solvers who are tackling local challenges in Africa using an innovative approach. They help enterprises, startups and entrepreneurs navigate hurdles by providing them with services such as acceleration, business development, software development, digital marketing and custom service solutions by leveraging on technology.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Equilibrium Zone

Ibadan, Lagos
  • Funding
  • Programmes

Equilibrium zone is an innovation hub creating, innovating, nurturing, supporting and enabling early-stage promising companies that are solving social problems and creating economic value in Africa. We incubate and invest in innovative start-ups and enterprises by providing them with the adequate structure, strategy, data, tools, support and competent workforce to accelerate their growth and enable them to scale.

For
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Investment readiness
  • Business and operating skills
Writes cheques Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Eridan Group

Lagos
  • Programmes
  • Technical

Eridan Group is a venture builder promoting entrepreneurs to build enterprises that transform the world. They connect with, train, and empower startups to become accomplished leaders to advance, accelerate, and scale impact enterprises in collaboration with purposeful investors and organizations.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Exponential Hub

Lagos
  • Programmes

Exponential Hub is an arm of Simply Exponential Consult Limited and is oriented around entrepreneurship and employability. They have had one incubation cohort since inception.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Finding a team
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Genesys Tech Hub

Enugu
  • Talent
  • Programmes

The Genesys Technology Hub is an idea, creativity and knowledge-based platform. It is a people and business capacity-development initiative designed to drive innovation, productivity and economic output in Nigeria.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Developers and engineers
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Grand Africa Initiative

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) is a Pan-African Non-governmental organization helping African young men and women, between 15 and 35 years, develop and harness their unique ideas, talents and abilities for success in education, entrepreneurship, innovation and employment. We train, mentor and empower African youth with digital, leadership, employability and entrepreneurial skills for self-sustenance and professional growth. To provide a platform for all round sustainable youth development as catalysts for a safer, competitive and empowered Africa.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Hebron Startup Lab

Ota
  • Programmes

Hebron Start-up Lab is one of the research clusters at Covenant University. It operates as a Start-up Accelerator to take ideas from Concept to Product to Market. Through the Lab, the Hebron Start-Up Lab (HSL) strives to stir the culture of innovation, facilitate the commercialization of research output, and transform concepts into market-ready products.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Investment readiness
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Impact Hub Lagos

Lagos
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Impact Hub Lagos aims to help individuals all over the world move from intention to impact by serving as a springboard for exploring ideas and sharing knowledge; a curator of innovation through labs, learning spaces, incubation and acceleration programs and as facilitators of essential resources and capital.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Innov8 Hub

Abuja
  • Programmes

Innov8 Hub is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, with a mandate to groom Innovators, Investors, Researchers, Creatives, Entrepreneurs and Venture creators; as well as inculcate the culture of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreunership in Nigerians. They strategically aid and collaborate with organizations and individuals seeking to transform their ideas into inventions, inventions into solutions, solutions into enterprise.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Designers and creatives
  • Investors and funders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Innovation Growth Hub

Aba, Asaba, Onitsha, Umuahia
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Innovation Growth Hub is contributing to fulfilling sustainable development goals four and eight which stands for promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all and promoting sustainable economic growth & decent work for all respectively. They are an innovation hub that is focused on job creation, skill acquisition and innovation and get most of their funds from Africa.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Mainstream Exelient Hub (MeHub)

Jos
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Mehub is an accelerator with a co-working space that nurtures and help entrepreneur leverage technology. Their mission is to integrate their community with ICT digital skills and even beyond, by introducing them to skills through software application solutions to people and businesses and to empower their incubators to learn, grow & make a difference in their communities with agile software development skills acquired

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

NASENI Innovation Hub

Abuja
  • Policy
  • Programmes

The NASENI Innovation Hub is a vibrant ecosystem designed to bridge support gaps for innovators and startups, providing critical infrastructure, mentorship, and resources to accelerate Nigeria’s journey toward industrialization and self-reliance. With NASENI’s mission to drive technological development, the Hub nurtures young innovators and businesses, fosters collaboration, and supports the commercialization of new technologies, ultimately boosting competitiveness, creating market-ready products, and enhancing Nigeria’s economic productivity.

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

Offices by TSC

Kaduna
  • Funding
  • Programmes

Thescathcompanies Ltd is a tech enabled holding company that provides early stage private equity funding & business development advisory service for businesses and companies across various sectors. They focus on assisting businesses scale & accelerate startup growth in Africa.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Access to capital
  • Investment readiness
  • Business and operating skills
Writes cheques Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Olotu Square

Port Harcourt
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Olotu Square is an innovation hub interested in the chain of youth capacity building in business and innovative technologies to promote entrepreneurship in order to achieve the best Startup and Technology success stories in Africa. They are an innovation center focused on social impact, youth engagement and innovation.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Opolo Global Innovation

Ile-Ife, Lagos, Osogbo, Port Harcourt
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Opolo Global Innovation Hub is focused on developing viable solutions to local challenges by utilizing innovation from their inventive workspaces and inspiring creativity, advancing effectiveness and encouraging coordinated efforts among members. Their mission is to accelerate growth of ideas that create opportunities through innovation, design-thinking, and a robust global network of partners.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Designers and creatives
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Plus Innovation Hub

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Plus Innovation Hub is a community of vibrant startups and tech enthusiasts in Lagos. We offer services like Annual Incubation Programme, Code Camp, Digital Skills Training, Hack SDG, Business Clinics and Masterclasses for startups, as well as organize tech meetups for incubatees. We are a founding member of ISN Nigeria.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Developers and engineers
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

RLabs Nigeria

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

RLabs is a social enterprise that has impacted more than 7.5 million individuals globally in 22 countries reconstructing communities through training, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

For
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Roar Hub Nigeria

Nsukka
  • Programmes

Roar Hub is an incubator and accelerator focused on social impact, youth engagement, and innovation. They currently have an incubation program that runs for a period of 3 months and partner with the Science Park in Nsukka for the acceleration of their startups.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Roothub

Abakaliki, Calabar, Ibadan, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Roothub incubates, accelerates and supports business ideas to increase the number of self-sufficient Businesses. They are a co-creation space that is focused on social impact, job creation and innovation.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Workspace
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

SAIL Innovation Lab

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

SAIL Innovation Lab is a dedicated Innovation and tech lab that is providing relevant technology, business and digital skills to tech enthusiasts and young entrepreneurs across the Lagos East Senatorial District.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear 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

Start Innovation Hub

Uyo
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Start Innovation Hub is a platform for people to live their tech dreams with the deliberate intention of stimulating economic growth in the technology community by providing access to business expertise.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Developers and engineers
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Startup Abuja

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Media
  • Programmes

Startup Abuja is a social enterprise and accelerator platform dedicated to empowering founders, innovators, and small businesses across the NIgeria and Africa. We exist to strengthen the startup ecosystem by providing access to training, mentorship, expert guidance, ecosystem events, and investor exposure. We bridge the gap between ideas and opportunities-helping founders build, scale, and grow sustainably. Startup Abuja does not directly fund startups but prepares and positions you for global and local investment pathways.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Investors and funders
Helps with
  • Investment readiness
  • Business and operating skills
  • Introductions and network
Connects to capital Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

The Bulb Africa

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

The Bulb Africa is a platform for Africans leveraging technology. They support entrepreneurs and startups with their incubation and acceleration programs, which allows them to help turn ideas into business realities.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Developers and engineers
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

The Hive Incubator

Akure
  • Programmes

The Hive Incubator is a startup hub dedicated to empowering local entrepreneurs by providing a supportive ecosystem that fosters innovation, collaboration, and business growth. Through mentorship, resources, and strategic networks. They support and helps entrepreneurs and innovators transform bold ideas into impactful, scalable solutions for a better future.

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

The Nest Innovation Technology Park Ltd

Lagos
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

The Nest seeks to take the lead in continuous education and provide an enabling environment for startups and businesses to grow and to drive the human capacity development of the youth towards productivity through training, funding, mentoring and collaboration.

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

Vision Incubation Hub

Aba
  • Programmes

VIH’s Mission is to build a community that inspires growth by incubating, nurturing and scaling ideas leveraging technology, innovation and creativity. They target MSME’s and Entrepreneurs in the South Eastern Part of Nigeria at the pilot phase with the scalability plan being to provide support to businesses across Nigeria. We leverage on technology, innovation and creativity to help our target incubate, nurture, sustain and scale their businesses.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Growth-stage founders
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Work and Connect

Abuja
  • Programmes

Work and Connect is a hybrid model enterprise support organization that holistically builds capacity, supports the growth of youth-led businesses, innovation-driven entrepreneurs, and acceleration of MSMEs.

For
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Investment readiness
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Young Innovation Leaders Fellowship

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes

YIL Fellowship is a platform dedicated towards equipping young professionals with the soft skills they need to become innovation leaders and to rightly position themselves for the future of work. Focus: Incubator, Innovation Centre

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear 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