Our story
Impact Hub Lagos is part of the global Impact Hub Network, connecting entrepreneurs, innovators and organisations working to create inclusive and sustainable change.
Critical infrastructure for Nigeria’s innovation economy
We provide critical infrastructure for Nigeria’s innovation economy through workspaces, strategic partnerships and international-grade programmes that support entrepreneurs, strengthen ventures and address social and environmental challenges.
Our work brings together people, ideas and resources to build a stronger entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.
Between 2020 and 2025, Impact Hub Lagos achieved a definitive strategic inflection. We transitioned from a hub into the critical infrastructure — the digital and physical skeletal support — powering Nigeria’s innovation economy. We are the confluence where local grit intersects with global capital.
Inspire, Connect, Enable.
Inspire
Bring people and ideas together to spark innovation and possibility.
Workspaces that balance psychological safety with high-velocity innovation.
Connect
Build meaningful partnerships that unlock collaboration and opportunities.
Partnerships across public, private and civic sectors that de-risk the investment journey.
Enable
Deliver programmes and support that strengthen ventures and drive sustainable impact.
International-grade interventions that take founders from ideation to Series A and beyond.
To inspire, connect, and enable enterprising initiatives that innovate with heart
Balancing social responsibility with profitability to build a just and sustainable society. We believe that the world’s biggest problems cannot be solved by one organisation but by collaboration, connectivity and community.
- 500,000+Impact Makers
- 120+Impact Hubs worldwide
- 70+Countries
From a millennium event to a global movement
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2000
Seeds of change
In the year 2000, a group of passionate and idealistic graduates from United World College (UWC) Atlantic in Wales organised a groundbreaking millennium event at London’s Royal Festival Hall. They gathered influential figures, including Nobel Prize winners and even the Dalai Lama by video, to discuss pressing global issues.
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2002
Defying convention
The impact of their event caught the attention of the United Nations World Summit, earning them a unique invitation to organise a side-summit to the upcoming World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. These visionary young Impact Makers chose to reject the traditional workshop format and co-created a people’s summit in Soweto, collaborating with local activists who had turned a neglected wasteland into the inspiring Soweto Mountain of Hope (‘SoMoHo’), showcasing the power of community-driven change.
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2005
The first Impact Hub opens its doors
With the experiences of the millennium event and SoMoHo fresh in their minds, the group saw a growing need for a physical space where like-minded individuals could connect and collaborate. They founded the first Impact Hub, transforming a run-down London loft. Named ‘The Hub’ initially, it became the nurturing ground for community-building, sustainable practices and the perfect blend of activist passion and entrepreneurial ingenuity.
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Ongoing
Vision 2030
As our Network advances into the future, our journey of transformation and impact remains boundless. Fuelled by our values of trust, courage and collaboration, we strive to create more meaningful connections and drive innovative solutions. By 2030, we envision being beacons of the business of the future, harnessing diverse forces for good and collectively leading the impact economy.
Meet our team
Our skills and personalities are as diverse as our locations, yet we are united by our common commitment to support the growth and well-being of our global network.
Join us to make impact
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a corporate organisation or a partner ready to shape the entrepreneurship ecosystem, we invite you to join us.
