Wennovation Hub

http://wennovationhub.org/

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Wennovation Hub is the pioneer innovation accelerator in Nigeria since 2011, with offices in Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja. Our Vision is to achieve sustainable development in Africa by fostering innovation among the youth population. We focus on social impact sectors including Education, Agriculture, Healthcare and Social Infrastructure. We emphasize the need to inspire and empower entrepreneurs to solve socioeconomic challenges in their communities by leveraging technology resources and networking.

Our services include Pre-Incubation, Incubation, Coworking Spaces, Training, Research and Consultancy

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Nigeria

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+234 909 000 2648

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2011

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Jul 29, 2021	An insight into how early-stage venture firm, LoftyInc Capital Management, invests in African startups	Share this article: On the surface, Reliance HMO, a Nigerian health insurance startup, and Printivo, a print-on-demand startup from Nigeria, have nothing in common. But they do. They are both portfolio companies of LoftyInc Capital Manageme...
May 29, 2020	Across Africa, coworking spaces are counting on a sense of community to bring users back	As many countries in Africa respond to the threat of coronavirus with lockdowns and several restrictions, coworking spaces are one of the hardest hit. Will it be business as usual now that lockdowns are easing? Across Nigeria, coworking spa...
May 12, 2020	Village Capital announces the names of NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 cohort	US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of the business advisors and hub representatives selected for its NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020. The programme will run in collaboration with the African Mana...
May 12, 2020	Village Capital announces the names of NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 cohort	US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of the business advisors and hub representatives selected for its NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020. The programme will run in collaboration with the African Manag...
Jul 19, 2019	Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]	Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t...
Jul 19, 2019	Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]	Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t...
Nov 14, 2018	Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Day 10: An Amala Skye (Polaris) affair and a meetup	Share this article: Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 (South-West Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — Flutterwave, GIGM.com and Passion Incubator. Location partners/sponsors (Ibadan) include: Nustreams/iBridge Hub and W...
Nov 13, 2018	Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Days 7, 8 and 9: Exploring Ibadan, the Home of Many Firsts	Share this article: Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 (South-West Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — Flutterwave, GIGM.com and Passion Incubator. Location partners/sponsors (Ibadan) include: Nustreams/iBridge Hub and W...
Oct 29, 2018	Prepare to meet the Techpoint team in Akure, Ife, Ibadan and Abeokuta	Share this article: Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 (South-Western Nigeria edition) will kick off on Sunday 4th, November 2018. There is an opportunity for startups, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts in the following regions to engage the T...
Jun 28, 2018	A Social Innovation Tour of West Africa	Over time, with the proliferation of technology and nascent ecosystems, tech-enabled social innovation and entrepreneurship has grown in West Africa. Across the region’s 15 countries, several startups have developed (and are still developin...
Jun 8, 2018	Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem	Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right...
Jun 8, 2018	Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem	Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right...
Jun 6, 2018	Opportunities Weekly: $1million up for grab at Seedstars World 2018, ITU Telecom World 2018 and more	Share this article: Check out our list of exciting opportunities this week. They include funding for entrepreneurs, training opportunities, hackathon, photography and writing contests, and the list goes on. Dive in and apply for the one(s) ...
Mar 1, 2018	Launchlab named Top Challenger from Africa at World Incubation Summit	Stockholm-based research and advisory firm UBI Global has — as part of its World Benchmark Study — named Stellenbosch-based business incubator Launchlab as the Top Challenger from Africa. The announcement was made last week after the resear...
Mar 1, 2018	Launchlab named Top Challenger from Africa at World Incubation Summit	Stockholm-based research and advisory firm UBI Global has — as part of its World Benchmark Study — named Stellenbosch-based business incubator Launchlab as the Top Challenger from Africa. The announcement was made last week after the resea...
Mar 6, 2017	The definitive list of tech hubs in Nigeria	Share this article: For decades, the Silicon Valley model has progressively transformed the way innovation and entrepreneurship is viewed globally. This has inspired technology-minded individuals to form clusters, across various geographica...
Oct 17, 2016	3 tech events that you should be part of this week.	Share this article: We are in the last quarter of 2016 and the number of tech events available to the tech community is on the rise. Picking out the events worth devoting time and energy to can be time consuming sometimes when the venue loc...
May 5, 2016	Here’s a few co-working spaces in Lagos 1. Venia Business Hub 2. Co-Creation Hub 3. iDea Hub 4. Capital Square 5. Wennovation Hub 6. Cre8 Space 7. Stranger Lagos 8. Terrakulture 9. Litcaf 10. Cranium One	Finding a place to work from can be difficult especially in these parts where power and internet are more of privileges than basic amenities. Getting an office is a huge deal, not to mention pretty expensive, so co-working spaces are the ne...
Oct 26, 2015	Co-working spaces for startups in Lagos	Co-working spaces are a pretty big deal. For a small-time developer working on what could be his breakout concept, they are the most viable backbone there is. It’s good way to bear the cutthroat cost of connectivity, trippy electricity and ...
Sep 15, 2015	Innovative pharmacy app wins pitching competition at NigeriaCom 2015	A pharmacy-focused app that allows store owners to keep an inventory of drugs has won the inaugural edition of the Entrepreneur’s Hub held at the NigeriaCom conference and exhibition. AGCNigeria’s GenRX help owners of small, medium and larg...
Sep 15, 2015	Innovative pharmacy app wins pitching competition at NigeriaCom 2015	A pharmacy-focused app that allows store owners to keep an inventory of drugs has won the inaugural edition of the Entrepreneur’s Hub held at the NigeriaCom conference and exhibition. AGCNigeria’s GenRX help owners of small, medium and lar...
Jun 26, 2015	Nigeria’s Wennovation Hub and Informa Partner To Host ‘Entrepreneurs Hub for Startups’ at NigeriaCom	Lagos-based accelerator, Wennovation Hub, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with London-based multinational publishing and events company, Informa, to jointly organize the maiden edition of entrepreneurs hub for startups that w...
Jun 19, 2015	Wennovation Hub is Accepting Applications for Pre-Acceleration Program in Ibadan.	Share this article: A few weeks ago, we reported that Wennovation hub, a Lagos-based tech innovation centre and business accelerator expanded its operations to Ibadan. Now, they are currently accepting applications for their six-weeks Wenno...

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FAQ about Wennovation Hub

When was Wennovation Hub founded?

Wennovation Hub was founded in 2011.

What has the press written about Wennovation Hub?

Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Wennovation Hub, among them “An insight into how early-stage venture firm, LoftyInc Capital Management, invests in African startups” (Jul 29, 2021) and “Across Africa, coworking spaces are counting on a sense of community to bring users back” (May 29, 2020).

Is Wennovation Hub still active?

Yes, Wennovation Hub is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 21, 2023.