Unlocking Potential, Igniting Innovation
AfriLabs is a dynamic innovation-focused organization empowering and building a community around innovation hubs and other stakeholders across various African countries.
Through active involvement with these hubs and their communities, we actively contribute to cultivating innovators and entrepreneurs, ultimately driving economic growth and social development throughout Africa.
AfriLabs Annual Gathering
The AfriLabs Annual Gathering is a transformative event in Africa’s tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem, uniting visionaries, governments, startups, investors, policymakers, and world-class thought leaders to drive sustainable growth and innovation on the continent.
The one of a kind global event, celebrates African ingenuity offering a world-class platform for collaboration and co-creation of solutions for the diverse socio-economic for challenges across the continent. Emphasizing inclusivity and creativity, the Gathering inspires and showcases multi-faceted innovations to generate a positive global impact.
The 2023 edition will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11th – 13th October, 2023.
Members Feedback
As a Hub manager, AfriLabs provides me with direct learning tools to foster robust businesses and empower entrepreneurs for the 4th industrial revolution. The networking opportunities and small group interactions are invaluable in building hub capacity. Grateful to the AfriLabs Network!
Our affiliation with AfriLabs has been a game-changer for us, one of West Africa's leading incubators. Connecting across Africa has led to strategic partnerships, enabling us to scale our impact. Through AfriLabs, we've gained networking opportunities, capacity building support, and valuable exposure, showcasing our work on a global scale.
AfriLabs significantly boosted my capacity through their training, including the AfriLabs Learning Week. As a hub, we gained valuable experience and secured grants through various AfriLabs initiatives. Moreover, AfriLabs exposed us to the world, resulting in increased visibility. Thank you, AfriLabs!
Since joining the AfriLabs network in 2020, we have had a memorable experience hosting the Rollo Africa boot camp. This program has been a valuable addition to our community, and we eagerly look forward to hosting it again. Being part of the AfriLabs network has been a great privilege, and we are excited to continue our membership.
AfriLabs 10 Year Strategic Plan & Policy Pathways
Our Strategic Plan for 2021 - 2031
We are building the future of Africa today, laying the foundation for a thriving innovation economy in the continent.
Policy Pathways
Our comprehensive approach empowers governments to shape innovation-friendly policies and regulations, supporting startups and entrepreneurs throughout the continent.
Platforms & Initiatives
RevUp Women
RevUp Women Initiative is an enterprise development initiative for early-stage women-led businesses in Africa, designed to accelerate businesses into profitable & sustainable ventures that can stimulate the creation of jobs on the continent.
Catalytic Africa
The Catalytic Africa Programme, a joint initiative by AfriLabs and African Business Angels Network (ABAN), raises funds from institutional partners to create a co-investment pool which serves as a matching fund to encourage investment in viable AfriLabs-affiliated startups by verified angel investors.
AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme (ACBP)
This programme is designed to equip technology hubs with the skills needed to improve their ability and capacity to support the growing number of startups and MSMEs in their communities across Africa. The programme is funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) through the Digital Africa seed fund.
Our Progress in the Past Decade
innovation enablers and hub managers trained through capacity building programmes
USD given as grants and matching funds to hubs and startups through implemented programs
projects implemented across the continent to support programmes in communities in all 5 regions in Africa
% of projects supported were women focused
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News & Updates
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Hub Spotlight
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