The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Organisations, working with aspiring founders and students, where the answer on money is no funding involved

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Collective Lab

Abuja
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

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
  • Workspace
  • Mentorship
  • Community and peer support
No funding Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

SENPAI

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • 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
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Other organisations in the ecosystem
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Building the product
  • Visibility and media