The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Organisations, working with aspiring founders and students, where the answer on money is not established, in Abuja

8 organisations  ·  start again

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

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

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

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

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

SeedBuilders Innovation Hub

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Seedbuilders Innovation is an innovation, technology and research hub and a coworking community that supports startups. We operate as an incubation hub and launchpad for startups and social projects. At Seed builders, our vision is to be Africa's leading Advisory destination and incubator for start-ups and high growth organizations across all industries. We provide startups and entrepreneurs the tools, coworking community, business advisory, guidance, mentorship, connections and funding to make their businesses run more efficiently and become scalable through highly innovative methodologies.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Women in tech
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Workspace
  • Research and ecosystem data
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