The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Organisations, helping with business and operating skills, working with aspiring founders and students, in education

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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

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

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

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