The Nigerian startup ecosystem A public record

Civic Innovation Lab

Abuja
Also listed as Civicilab

In their own words

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.

From their own site, civicinnovationlab.ng homepage and /about-us.html. Not rewritten by us.

What they do
Funds startupsRuns programmesProvides workspace
What they help with
Access to capitalWorkspaceCommunity and peer support
Who they serve
Early-stage foundersDevelopers and engineersWomen in tech
How you engage
You apply, they select
Sector agnostic.

Do they write cheques

  • ● Writes cheques
  • ○ Connects you to capital, but does not fund directly
  • ○ No funding involved
  • ○ Not established
How to reach them
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What we know, and when we knew it

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Nothing we hold about Civic Innovation Lab carries a date. That is common in this sector, and it is the reason this section exists.

  1. 14 September 2026 our research
    Site live, no dates on it WEAK AND STALE. The newest datable content is COVID-19 era (Civic Food Bank and Civic BPO programme pages describe the pandemic 'as it unfolds'). Footer reads 'Copyrights © 2020'. The site claims '150 indigenous start-ups funded with combined seed capital of over $4 million', '5000 Businesses Supported' and '2150 Communities Reached'; all undated and unsourced, recorded as claims only. Address given as No 7 Humbori Street, Ademola Adetokunbo, Wuse 2, Abuja. source

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