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Innovation Growth Hub

Aba · Asaba · Onitsha · Umuahia

In their own words

Innovation Growth Hub is contributing to fulfilling sustainable development goals four and eight which stands for promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all and promoting sustainable economic growth & decent work for all respectively. They are an innovation hub that is focused on job creation, skill acquisition and innovation and get most of their funds from Africa.

From the AfriLabs member directory, afrilabs.com. Not rewritten by us.

What they do
Supplies talentRuns programmes
What they help with
Technical skills trainingBusiness and operating skills
Who they serve
Early-stage foundersYoung people
How you engage
Not recorded yet
Education.

Do they write cheques

  • ○ Writes cheques
  • ○ Connects you to capital, but does not fund directly
  • ○ No funding involved
  • ● Not established
How to reach them
Chike · named on the homepage call to action "Talk to Chike!"

What we know, and when we knew it

1 check

Nothing we hold about Innovation Growth Hub 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 Live. The site lists currently open programmes with rolling applications: the Developers and Netpreneurs Fellowship (6 months), Kids Code Camp and IGHub BizBoost incubation. No dates printed on the homepage. source

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