Pre-Incubation & Acceleration

Where Ideas Become Ventures

We support early-stage founders building transformative companies in AI, FinTech, CleanTech, and HealthTech across 15 countries.

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50+

Startups Supported

$12M

Raised by Alumni

200+

Global Mentors

15

Countries Reached

What We Do

We take raw ideas and turn them into funded, scalable ventures through structured programs, world-class mentorship, and $500K+ in partner resources.

Pre-Incubation

3-month program for idea-stage founders. Validate your concept, build an MVP, and find product-market fit.

Acceleration

6-month intensive for post-MVP startups. Scale your team, optimize growth, and prepare for fundraising.

EIR Program

For experienced operators between ventures. Access our network, co-found, or launch your next company.

"DI-Hub gave us more than mentorship — they gave us a global network, $200K in cloud credits, and the confidence to scale from Lagos to London in 8 months."

Adebayo Ogunlesi

CEO, PayStack Analytics — Cohort 3

Ready to Build Something Extraordinary?

Applications for Cohort 7 are now open. Join 50+ founders who've turned their ideas into funded ventures.

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Our Story

Building the Future, One Founder at a Time

DI-Hub was founded with a simple belief: the next generation of world-changing companies will come from founders who are underserved by traditional venture infrastructure.

We bridge the gap between raw ambition and institutional readiness. Our programs combine structured curriculum, hands-on mentorship from operators, and access to $500K+ in partner resources.

Since 2019, we've supported 50+ startups across 15 countries, with alumni raising over $12M from firms including Y Combinator, Sequoia Scout, and Techstars.

Our Approach

Founder-First

Zero equity during pre-incubation. Our success is measured by yours.

Global by Design

Remote-first with local chapters. Build from anywhere, access networks everywhere.

Operator-Led

Every mentor has built and scaled a company. No theorists — only operators.

Our Programs

Three Paths to Scale

Whether you have an idea, an MVP, or a scaling company — we have a program for your stage.

3 MONTHS

Pre-Incubation

For founders at the idea stage. Validate your concept, build your first MVP, and prepare for acceleration.

Weekly 1:1 mentorship sessions
Customer discovery workshops
$50K+ in cloud credits & tools
Demo Day to 50+ investors

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6 MONTHS

Acceleration

For post-MVP startups with traction. Scale your team, optimize unit economics, and close your round.

$200K+ in partner credits (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Dedicated growth advisor
Investor intro pipeline (200+ VCs)
Global Demo Day

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Portfolio

Companies We've Backed

50+ startups across AI, FinTech, CleanTech, HealthTech, and EdTech.

AI/ML

NeuralForge

Enterprise AI infrastructure for automated model deployment and monitoring at scale.

London, UK

CleanTech

GridVolt

Smart grid optimization using AI to reduce energy waste in commercial buildings by 40%.

Warsaw, Poland

FinTech

PayStack Analytics

Real-time payment analytics and fraud detection for African digital commerce.

Lagos, Nigeria

HealthTech

MediScan

AI-powered diagnostic imaging for rural clinics. Detects 12 conditions from photos.

Nairobi, Kenya

AI/ML

DataForge AI

Automated data labeling and synthetic data generation for computer vision teams.

Berlin, Germany

EdTech

LearnPath

Personalized AI tutors for 100K+ students across West Africa.

Accra, Ghana

FinTech

RemitFlow

Cross-border B2B payments for SMEs. 70% cheaper than traditional wire transfers.

Dubai, UAE

CleanTech

SolarBridge

Pay-as-you-go solar financing. 50K+ off-grid homes powered across East Africa.

Kampala, Uganda

HealthTech

PharmConnect

B2B pharmaceutical supply chain reducing drug counterfeiting by 90%.

Mumbai, India

Partner Perks

$500K+ in Resources

Every DI-Hub founder gets access to our partner network — cloud credits, tools, legal support, and more.

Amazon Web Services

AWS Activate credits for compute, storage, ML services

$100,000

Google Cloud Platform

GCP credits for compute, BigQuery, Vertex AI, Cloud Run

$200,000

Microsoft Azure

Azure credits including OpenAI service, Cosmos DB, App Service

$150,000

DigitalOcean

Hatch program credits for droplets, managed databases, spaces

$50,000

Stripe

Waived processing fees on first $100K + Atlas incorporation

$25,000

Notion

Team plan free for 12 months + startup templates

$10,000

HubSpot for Startups

CRM, marketing, and sales tools — 90% off first year

$15,000

Figma

Organization plan free for 2 years

$3,000

Plus: Airtable, Segment, Freshworks, Mercury, Brex, Intercom, and 20+ more.

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Mentors

Learn From Operators

200+ mentors who've built, scaled, and exited companies.

James Okafor

Ex-CTO, Flutterwave

Payments & Scale

Sarah Chen

Partner, Sequoia Scout

Fundraising & Strategy

Tomasz Nowak

Founder, DataStack (acq.)

Data & ML Ops

Aisha Mohammed

VP Growth, Andela

Growth & GTM

David Müller

CTO, N26

FinTech Engineering

Priya Sharma

CEO, HealthStack

HealthTech

Kwame Asante

Ex-MD, Google Africa

Product & Expansion

Elena Kowalski

GP, Earlybird VC

European VC

Apply to DI-Hub

Cohort 7 applications are open. We respond within 5 business days.

What We Look For

Passionate founders solving real problems
Scalable technology or business model
Coachability and willingness to iterate
Global ambition

Timeline

Applications: Rolling (weekly review)
Interview: 30-min video call
Decision: Within 5 days
Cohort 7: August 2026

🌍 No fees. No equity (pre-incubation).

Pre-incubation is 100% free. Acceleration involves a small equity conversation — always founder-friendly.