Idea Hatch (iHatch) Startup Incubation Program Cohort 2 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs 2022

iHatch is a 5-month free intensive incubation program designed to help Nigerian entrepreneurs refine their business ideas through a series of coaching, lectures, and boot camps, to generate viable and scalable business models.  The incubation programme will focus on the youths, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology

• Table of Content
• About Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI)
• Startup Incubation Program
• Aim and Benefits of Startup Incubation Program
• Requirements for Startup Incubation Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI)

The Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI) is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of NITDA created to streamline the coordination and support of activities on policy implementation, enforcement of regulatory guidelines and interventions targeted at the development and growth of the Nigerian technology ecosystem for greater impact on job creation and economic growth. The two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of NITDA, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) and the Office for Nigerian Content Development on ICT (ONC), are now merged to become a new office.... read more..... continue reading

Startup Incubation Program

Aim and Benefits of Startup Incubation Program

OBJECTIVES

• Support entrepreneurs that use creative commercial services and products to address social challenges.

• Create a model incubation program and expand it to other states in Nigeria.

• Strengthen the technological ecosystem by centering support on selected IT sectors.

• Establish connections between the startups and investors/corporations.

• Boost the number of successful businesses to improve employment rates.

BENEFITS

• FREE OFFLINE/ONLINE INTERACTIVE TRAININGS

• FREE COWORKING SPACE AT NCAIR, ABUJA

• MENTORSHIP SESSIONS WITH TECH SPECIALISTS

• NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

• FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Requirements for Startup Incubation Program Qualification

• INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS WITH AN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS PLAN WITH A PRODUCT OR PROTOTYPE THAT WOULD AID IN DEVELOPING THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
• INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS WILLING TO ESTABLISH A LEGAL COMPANY AND BEGIN BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA
• PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD
• SECTOR:  ALL SECTORS     (Education Technology (EdTech)
  Agricultural Technology (AgriTech)
  Health Technology (HealthTech)
  Financial Technology (FinTech)
  Logistics
  Security
  Government Technology (GovTech))

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit ONDI website