• Capacity Development Provider

Impact Hub

The Digital Innovation Program supports early stage startups focused on using new technology tools to solve problems in 5 key sector verticals: Health, Education, Financial Inclusion, Sustainable Energy and Agriculture. Under the Program for example The Health Innovation vertical (Merck Entrepreneurial Development Space-MEDSpace) is built to provide support for early stage startups focused on creating solutions to major health issues across West Africa. The program is funded by Merck and supported by Facebook, Yale School of Management and the Unreasonable Institute.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Fellowships
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Co-working space
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
    • Talent Placement

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Ideation
    • Investor matchmaking

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Health
    • Information and communication technology
    • Financial services
    • Water & sanitation

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Base of the pyramid
    • Social enterprise
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Youth entrepreneurs
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