Portal Just Open: Apply NITDA IHATCH Startup Incubation Programme 2nd Cohort

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.

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)Agricultural Technology (AgriTech)Health Technology (HealthTech)Financial Technology (FinTech) LogisticsSecurity Government Technology (GovTech))

KINDLY NOTE THAT THE TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE PHYSICALLY AT THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS IN ABUJA 

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

Apply here: https://ondi.nitda.gov.ng/ihatch-2nd-cohort/#

Get In Touch

The National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Complex, 790 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, Abuja.

08182887766

ondi@nitda.gov.ng