About iHatch

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.

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WHO CAN APPLY ?

  • 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)

Health Technology (HealthTech)

Logistics

Agricultural Technology (AgriTech)

Financial Technology (FinTech)

Security Government Technology (GovTech)

INCUBATION LOCATIONS

KINDLY NOTE THAT THE TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE PHYSICALLY AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS WUYE, ABUJA .

NITDA KANO ZONAL OFFICE, KANO.

NITDA HUB, UNILAG (NITHUB) YABA LAGOS.

NITDA ZONAL OFFICE, GOMBE, GOMBE.

NITDA ZONAL OFFICE PORTHARCOURT.

ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM APPLICANTS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO ANY OUTSIDE PARTIES WITHOUT CONSENT

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

iHatch Schedule

7th Dec 2022 - 7th January, 2023

Preparations

9th January - 31st January, 2023

Assessment and Selection Process

1st Feb - 20th Feb, 2023

Notifications to Successful startups

March, 2023

Training Starts

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iHatch Alumni Speaks

as an entrepreneur and a software/AI engineer found the Ihatch program resourceful, educative, a wonderful moment for me is the demo day. Where we are given the opportunity to pitch our ideas to the world and potential investors. More interestingly, my startup pitched and got a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Gbenga- Founder Xolani Health
Excellent classes! Very well done and very useful information delivered in an excellent manner. I would highly recommend the iHatch incubation program to anyone that is interested in improving their ideas and in growing their business opportunities.
Mubarak - Founder Betalife
Over the next five years, EveryFarmer envisages a data-rich platform that could create a lot of opportunities for other entrepreneurs within the agritech space, thanks to iHatch this dream will be realized
Luna - Founder Every Farmer