The Startup Engine is an initiative by The Bulb Africa geared towards startups with the goal of sourcing for early-stage tech startups that The Bulb can invest in.

The Startup Engine is subdivided into three platforms—

Incubate by The Bulb Africa™

Accelerate by The Bulb Africa™

Illuminate by The Bulb Africa™



A. The Incubator

The incubator is a program that takes ideas and turns them into business realities. The program finds some of the best ideas that will solve African challenges at an infancy stage and invest cash and time into the idea and the founders.

The incubator program allows The Bulb to nurture and mentor startups over extended periods (2-3 years). They provide ad-hoc help with legal and business services, as well as help turn a concept into something with a product-market fit.

Here is the website link https://thebulb.africa/startups



B. Accelerate By The Bulb

Accelerate by The Bulb Africa is a platform that focuses on equipping founders and budding entrepreneurs with the knowledge and experience that’s required to successfully navigate the tasks of building a valuable company. It includes:

90-Day Academy for early-stage tech founders

Experienced Training Faculty

Tailored Mentoring from Industry Experts

Access to a global network of mentors, corporate partners, industry experts and investors

Inclusive training model

Courses cover Leadership, Go to Market Strategy, Branding, Startup Launch and more.

Here is the website https://thebulb.africa/startups



C. Illuminate by The Bulb

Illuminate is a co-investment company that syndicates funds from angel investors, venture capital funds and large corporates to co-invest in remarkable early-stage tech businesses founded by quality founders that are solving Africa’s most critical problems.

Illuminate will leverage the unique and exclusive partnership of The Bulb Africa’s Accelerate Program to invest in capital-efficient technology-focused startups.

Here is a link to their website https://illuminate.thebulb.africa/

Hi, I live in Lagos and am a father of 3 kids. I am very much aware of the fact that we are in the digital age and how important it is for kids to learn tech skills in their early years. I want my kids to be in the next generation of tech professionals driving change in Africa. And my kids are really doing well and starting to show interest in tech-related subjects in school.

What legit platform can my kids enrol in to learn coding and/or digital skiils?

The Bulb Africa™ is a tech platform that connects innovation from Africa to global opportunities. It is a platform for Africans leveraging technology.

As a platform for individuals, it creates training and employment opportunities for tech talents. Its training programs include Paid Training programs like Fellowship at The Bulb for African youths and NextGen program for kids and teens. These programs equip their trainees with skills in software engineering, graphics design and more.

The Bulb supports entrepreneurs with its incubator programs which helps turn ideas into business realities. They also help startups scale with their accelerator programs.

The Bulb creates employment opportunities through its recruitment engine – Pace Africa.

Additionally, The Bulb provides comfortable and functional shared office space for professionals, freelancers and businesses at its office located at 39, Ikorodu Road, Jibowu-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

Learn more about The Bulb Africa at https://thebulb.africa/