AfriLabs is the beating heart of Africa's startup ecosystem, uniting 500+ innovation hubs across 53 African countries to empower entrepreneurs with the skills, funding, and networks they need to scale. Through programs and initiatives with our global partners, we provide critical resources that turn groundbreaking ideas into market-ready solutions. By fostering policy advocacy, cross-border collaboration, and investor engagement, AfriLabs is unlocking Africa's innovation potential and shaping the next generation of tech-driven businesses. AfriLabs is a network organisation supporting Innovation Centers across African countries since 2011, founded upon the mission of building a community around the rapidly emerging technology hubs in Africa.
For - Early-stage founders
- Investors and funders
- Other organisations in the ecosystem
Helps with - Access to capital
- Introductions and network
- Regulation, policy and compliance
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
Midtown Tech Hub is an innovation centre for technology talent development, Software & Hardware Developers, tech enthusiasts, tech companies, entrepreneurs, STEM, educators, and technology investors with a focus to support technology disruptors, software developers, and entrepreneurs to achieve their goals and vision from ideation to deployment; to create a community of skilled people with a zeal for innovation and creativity; to enable Start-ups to navigate exponential growth, to optimize established businesses and innovate in response to emerging threats.
For - Early-stage founders
- Developers and engineers
- Investors and funders
Helps with - Technical skills training
- Workspace
- Community and peer support
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
The core of our business is enabling social innovation. When we make innovation possible, we improve the quality of life, income level, access to basic services and societal growth. We link promising developmental projects with impact investors and government agencies. We connect foreign agencies and investors with local initiatives and provide technical support to accelerate their impact.
For - Early-stage founders
- Investors and funders
Helps with - Access to capital
- Introductions and network