Organisations, helping with access to capital

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We focus on the development of micro, small and medium enterprises and aims to assist new and existing entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles to growth through access to finance, proper business planning and developing entrepreneurship skills. We have developed a wide range of programmes covering Entrepreneurship Training and Curriculum Development, Business Advisory etc. We provide excellent support services by developing relevant programs and activities to start and nurture businesses.

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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.

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CeedCap is a startup studio on a mission to build great companies. We combine financial capital, human capital and analytical rigour to de-risk the process of building new ventures. As an innovation-driven startup studio, we operate on a mix of cash and equity for founders building digital products of the future.

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At Civic Innovation Lab, we are at the frontline of supporting indigenous start-ups through seed funding, business support and provision of premium work spaces. Innovation is the blood that drives our very existence as a community. We see possibilities in every impossibility, solution in every challenge and success in every failure. Our role as an impact driven hub is to act as an intermediary, initiating conversation between the government and the start-up/tech ecosystem.

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We are the leading pan-African creative and innovation ecosystem enabler. Our mission is to accelerate the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity across Africa.

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DFC Technology Hub Limited is a Technology Accelerator, Startup Incubator, and technology-focused venture capital company with a strategic initiative to accelerate the pace of technology development in Africa.

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Equilibrium zone is an innovation hub creating, innovating, nurturing, supporting and enabling early-stage promising companies that are solving social problems and creating economic value in Africa. We incubate and invest in innovative start-ups and enterprises by providing them with the adequate structure, strategy, data, tools, support and competent workforce to accelerate their growth and enable them to scale.

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Thescathcompanies Ltd is a tech enabled holding company that provides early stage private equity funding & business development advisory service for businesses and companies across various sectors. They focus on assisting businesses scale & accelerate startup growth in Africa.

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Sabi Hub provides training, idea incubation, start-up space, mentorship, and access to funding. Their mission is to build the capacity of youths in technology, employability, entrepreneurship and personal development skills.

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We are committed to helping Nigerian SMEs G.R.O.W. fast and sustainably. Providing them with the right amount of Guidance, Resources, Opportunities, and Workforce Support. From first spark to full scale, get the tools, training, and guidance to bring your entrepreneurial journey to life.

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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.

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The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law Innovation Hubs is HilL’s flagship innovation programme that funds, trains, and scales a global cohort of justice startups each year. They provide grant funding, business acceleration services, access to free technical tools, connections to local and global mentors, and promotional opportunities.

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We back founders building the future of Africa. We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers to access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services. We invest in founders building market-creating innovations.