The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Organisations, helping with business and operating skills, working with aspiring founders and students, where anyone can walk in

3 organisations  ·  start again

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

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

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