Wennovation Hub

🚨 Campus alert! 🚨

The AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2026 Roadshow is coming your way!

Think agriculture is old school? Think again.

We’re touring universities across Nigeria to show how innovation, tech, and agriculture are shaping the future of food, and how you can be part of it.
Get access to funding opportunities, career pathways, real insights from industry leaders, and a community of young innovators building Africa’s food systems.

📍Your campus could be next.
The future of agri-tech starts with YOU.

⏳ 24 hours to go!

Tomorrow marks the Soft Launch of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2026!

This is more than a competition—it’s a movement to scale sustainable, youth-led AgTech solutions that empower smallholder farmers and strengthen Nigeria’s food future.

AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria is creating a platform where bold ideas meet real opportunity. We’re looking for young innovators who aren’t just dreaming of change, but building it.
Join us tomorrow as we kick off a new chapter for AgTech in Nigeria

We are excited to officially unveil the AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2026 an initiative empowering young innovators to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector through technology.

🌱 Theme:
Driving Youth-Led Innovation to Transform Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers

This challenge, powered by Heifer International and implemented by Wennovation hub, is designed to support bold AgTech solutions with grant funding, mentorship, and business development support, enabling startups to scale impact and improve livelihoods across the agricultural value chain.

📢 This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for more details, key dates, and application announcements.

Calling MSMEs in the North-East & North-West!

Ready to grow your business? The DBN Acceleration Program by the Development Bank of Nigeria is your chance to access training, mentorship, market support, and grant funding to scale sustainably.

What you’ll get:
✨ Business diagnostics & capacity building
✨ One-on-one mentorship
✨ Investor readiness & pitch support
✨ Access to finance opportunities
✨ Market expansion & networking
✨ Post-program alumni support

🎯 Grant Opportunity
At Demo Day, 40 businesses (20 per cohort) will receive grant funding to accelerate growth.

📝 How to Apply
1️⃣ Register and complete 5 required courses on DBN BizAid
👉 https://learning.devbankng.com/wennovationhub

2️⃣ Apply on the DBN Innovation Hub portal and upload your certificates
👉 https://dbninnovationhub.com/

🇳🇬 Happy Independence Day, Nigeria! 🇳🇬

Today, we celebrate more than a date, we celebrate the spirit of a nation.
At Wennovation Hub, independence means opportunity. It means bold ideas, thriving startups, empowered communities, and a new generation of Nigerians daring to solve real problems through innovation.

For 65 years, Nigeria has stood tall — rich in culture, creativity, and resilience. And as we look ahead, we remain committed to building the Nigeria we all believe in:
✨ Where entrepreneurship drives growth
✨ Where innovation fuels freedom
✨ Where every dream has a chance to thrive

We’re not just waving the flag, we’re building the future, together.
Here’s to a Nigeria of endless possibilities. 🇳🇬

AfriLabs Masterclass Series, in partnership with Wennovation Hub, continues with a focus on the Sustainability of African Innovation Hubs.

Join Mustapha Abokede, Venture Lead at Wennovation Hub, as he shares key strategies for:

- Building resilient hybrid models
- Diversifying revenue streams
- Managing funding cycles & partnerships
- Driving operational efficiency

📅 24th September 2025

In 2025, 90% of C-Suite health executives expect the use of digital technologies to accelerate as the healthtech industry prepares to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030.

In the UAE, $2 billion in healthtech AI investments are setting the pace for precision medicine & data-driven care.

GITEX Digi Health & Biotech at GITEX GLOBAL is where this momentum converges with innovators, governments & investors ready to change the future of health. Join the global platform & showcase your healthtech solutions to the decision-makers transforming care across borders.

Don't miss out, book your space now: https://mktg.gitex.com/Book_a_stand?utm_source=wennovation_hub&utm_medium=communitypartner&utm_campaign=20250708-gitexglobal25-exhibitors-partner

🗓️ 13-17 October 2025
📍 Dubai World Trade Centre

Are you in the healthcare sector?

Wennovation Hub is excited to announce the Prototype to First Revenue (P2FR) – Health Innovation Track.

This program is designed to support early-stage health-tech and health-focused startup founders in building functional prototypes, launching their MVPs, and achieving their first revenue milestone.

📅 Application Period: August 8 – September 14
Mode: Online Incubation

👉 Apply Now: bit.ly/prototypetofirstrevenue

Conecta Africa is the largest concurrent incubation program in Africa, powered by 25 Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESO) across 4 countries with Wennovation Hub one of the Nigeria ESO.

Through Bridge for Billions’ structured incubation methodology, the program supports entrepreneurs with a special focus on women, youth, and healthcare innovators (powered by IDTRC) to build sustainable businesses.

Over 8 practical modules, founders receive:
🌍 Mentorship and hands-on support
🤝 A pan-African peer network
📈 Tools to build scalable businesses
🎤 A culminating Demo Day

Wennovation Hub is excited to announce the Prototype to First Revenue (P2FR) program a hands-on support initiative designed to empower early-stage startup founders.

Through this program, participants will:
🔧 Build functional prototypes
🚀 Launch their MVPs
💵 Achieve their first revenue milestones
👥 Acquire their first 1,000 daily active users

📅 Application Period: August 8 – September 12
💻 Mode: Online Incubation

👉 This is a unique opportunity for innovative entrepreneurs ready to transform their ideas into viable businesses and achieve sustainable growth.

✅ Apply Now: *https://lnkd.in/dPzYPFA2