Building A Thriving Innovation Economy
Overview Of AfriLabs
A friLabs is a network of over 300 innovation hubs in over 50 countries across Africa. AfriLabs was founded in 2011 with a desire to build a community, united by a common vision for excellence in Africa, around rapidly emerging innovation hubs - spaces that serve as centres of excellence and physical nexus points for entrepreneurs, innovators, technologists, and investors.
AfriLabs is working through these spaces to build innovation champions, innovation culture and innovation infrastructure that will encourage the growth of Africa’s knowledge economy by supporting the development of companies and sectors through technology, and indigenous innovation.
AfriLabs also serves as a landing pad for organisations and people wanting to invest in the continent. AfriLabs aims to provide a model for African innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. The network is easily accessible to leaders of innovation hubs, and the communities they serve, as a place where they learn from each other and connect easily.
Our mission is to support innovation hubs and their communities to raise high potential entrepreneurs that will stimulate economic growth and social development in Africa. We achieve this through capacity building, financing, networking, policy advocacy, and providing insightful, reliable data. AfriLabs Mission
Our vision is a thriving innovation economy in Africa, driven by the power of our community. AfriLabs Vision
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