The ecosystem
Five pillars, one Edfrica
Every pillar operates as its own platform with its own team and roadmap. Jump to any of them below, or scroll through the full picture.
Media
Edfrica Media
Africa's opportunity intelligence platform
Business news, scholarships, tech insights, and funding opportunities for African entrepreneurs. It is also how the rest of the Edfrica ecosystem finds the people it serves.
- Curates funding, grant, and fellowship opportunities
- Connects SMEs with vetted business consultants
- Publishes business news and sector insights across Africa
Institute
Edfrica Institute
Institute for Innovation & Enterprise (EIIE)
Nigeria's entrepreneurship (ESO) and innovation (ISO) support institute, headquartered in Abeokuta with a regional network across all 15 ECOWAS and Alliance of Sahel States countries.
- ESO: business development, MSME advisory, grant & finance navigation, incubation
- ISO: innovation hub infrastructure, emerging-tech training, STEAM pipeline via TLab
- OGEII, the Ogun Enterprise & Innovation Institute chapter, based at The Edfrica Hub
ESO · Entrepreneurship support
- Business development & MSME advisory
- Grant, fellowship & finance navigation
- Incubation & acceleration
- Market linkage & enterprise financing
ISO · Innovation support
- Innovation hub & co-working infrastructure
- Emerging-tech training: AI, IoT, cloud, data
- STEAM talent pipeline via TLab
- Applied research & digital transformation advisory
15-country network · ECOWAS + Alliance of Sahel States
Education
TLab
Africa's gamified STEAM platform for kids
A safe, gamified STEAM learning ecosystem for African children aged 3 to 18, fully COPPA and GDPR-K compliant. Children earn XP and progress through five ranks.
- Five ranks: Explorer, Innovator, Builder, Creator, Master Inventor
- STEAM Club · Brain Club · Art & Craft Club · Leadership Club
- Edfrica's clearest compliance proof point for child-safety-focused donors
XP rank progression
Infrastructure
The Edfrica Hub
A physical home for innovation
We provide spaces where entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, creatives, and technology professionals can work, collaborate, experiment, and develop new ideas. Our innovation infrastructure is designed to bring people, knowledge, and resources together in an environment that supports practical problem-solving and collaboration, in Sokenu, off Nawarudeen Road, Abeokuta South LGA.
- Co-working floor, training rooms, event & multipurpose hall, incubation bay
- Home to OGEII, in-person TLab STEAM sessions, and independent members
Foundation
Edfrica Foundation
CSR & inclusive innovation
Routes corporate social responsibility and impact investment into inclusive innovation programming across the Edfrica ecosystem.
- Corporate CSR and impact-investment partnerships
- Inclusive innovation programming
