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Technology Hub · Democratic Republic of Congo

Kinshasa Innovation Collective

Kinshasa Innovation Collective is a technology hub based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, working across FinTech, Creative Industries. Demonstration record created for the ESTDEV mockup.

Pending validationLow confidenceLast updated 2026-05-14
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2019

Founded

Staff size

Entities supported / year

3

Support mechanisms

2

Sources recorded

Section 1

Identity and contact information

Registered name
Kinshasa Innovation Collective
Acronym
No verified data available
Email
contact@kinshasa-innovatio.example
Telephone
No verified data available
Address
86 Innovation Way, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Section 2

Organisational classification

Actor type
Technology Hub
Legal form
Non-profit
Year founded
2019
Staff size
No verified data available
Organisational maturity
Emerging
Ecosystem roles
Knowledge productionAccess to financePolicy influence

Section 3

Target groups

Persons with disabilitiesRefugee and migrant entrepreneursEarly-stage entrepreneursGrowth-oriented SMEs
Inclusion focus
Disability inclusionYouth-focused services
Entities supported per year
No verified data available

Section 4

Sectors and technologies

Sectors
FinTechCreative Industries
Technologies
Mobile Platforms

Section 5

Services and support mechanisms

Workspace & InfrastructureTraining & SkillsMentoring

Recorded at the level of general services and support mechanisms. No programme-level records are held in this platform.

Section 6

Locations and coverage

Headquarters
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Geographic scope
City
Operating locations
Kinshasa

Section 7

Funding mechanisms

Instruments used or offered
Convertible instrumentsPublic subsidyGrants
Funding sources
Private investorsPhilanthropic foundations

Section 8

Partners and relationships

  • Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Digital EconomyPublic partnerAfrica
  • Regional hub networkNetwork memberAfrica
Africa–Europe relationships
No verified data available

Section 9

Supporting sources

  • Organisation websitePrimary2026-04-12
  • Country researcher interviewInterview2026-05-03

Section 10

Verification and update history

Verification status
Pending validation
Evidence confidence
Low confidence
Last updated
2026-05-14
Next review due
2026-12-31

Relationship intelligence

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Savannah Ventures — FundingSavannah VentuNamibia Research and Innovation Commission Hub — MembershipNamibia ResearWalvis Bay Green Hydrogen Cluster — Africa–Europe PartnershipWalvis Bay GreMaputo Digital Incubator — Joint DeliveryMaputo DigitalGoma Resilience Lab — Joint DeliveryGoma ResiliencLubumbashi Mining Technology Centre — Infrastructure SharingLubumbashi MinBeira Energy Access Lab — Infrastructure SharingBeira Energy ASouthern Africa Angel Collective — InvestmentSouthern AfricKampala Youth Enterprise Hub — Joint DeliveryKampala Youth Sahel Impact Capital — InvestmentSahel Impact CKins

Direct relationships only. Solid lines are verified; dashed lines are reported or indicative.

Relationships

10

Verified

6

Africa–Europe

1

Active / historical

9 / 1

Connected organisationCountryTypeStatusEvidence
Savannah VenturesFlag of KE KenyaFundingactiveoutdated · low
Namibia Research and Innovation Commission HubFlag of NA NamibiaMembershipactiveindicative · low
Walvis Bay Green Hydrogen ClusterFlag of NA NamibiaAfrica–Europe Partnershipactiveverified · high
Maputo Digital IncubatorFlag of MZ MozambiqueJoint Deliveryhistoricalverified · high
Goma Resilience LabFlag of CD Democratic Republic of CongoJoint Deliveryactiveverified · high
Lubumbashi Mining Technology CentreFlag of CD Democratic Republic of CongoInfrastructure Sharingactivecorroborated · high
Beira Energy Access LabFlag of MZ MozambiqueInfrastructure Sharingactiveverified · high
Southern Africa Angel CollectiveFlag of ZA South AfricaInvestmentactivereported · medium
Kampala Youth Enterprise HubFlag of UG UgandaJoint Deliveryactiveindicative · low
Sahel Impact CapitalFlag of NG NigeriaInvestmentactiveverified · high

Relationship-type breakdown

  • Funding1
  • Membership1
  • Africa–Europe Partnership1
  • Joint Delivery3
  • Infrastructure Sharing2
  • Investment2

Connected countries

Evidence summary: 6 high, 1 medium, 3 low confidence records.

Same actor type

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