CO-CREATION HUB LIMITED

Their core work

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is one of Sub-Saharan Africa's leading technology innovation hubs, operating from Lagos, Nigeria. They run accelerator and incubator programs for early-stage tech ventures, support business creation, and build connections between African innovators and the broader global innovation ecosystem. In EU projects, they function as the African gateway — providing local networks, on-the-ground contextual knowledge, and soft-landing services that help European researchers and companies navigate African markets. Their participation in H2020 projects reflects a deliberate positioning as the bridge between European innovation funding and African innovation ecosystems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

CcHUB entered H2020 through GO-GA (2018–2020), a project focused on deploying digital STEM educational content in African schools — a role that emphasized local reach and implementation capacity rather than innovation brokerage. By 2021, their second project (EiA) shifted entirely toward innovation ecosystem services: accelerators, incubators, soft-landing, and EU-Africa business creation — none of which were present in their earlier H2020 keywords. The trajectory is clear: they moved from being a distribution channel for European digital tools to becoming an active co-architect of EU-Africa innovation cooperation infrastructure.

CcHUB is positioning itself as the go-to African partner for any EU consortium that needs credible, networked access to Sub-Saharan African innovation ecosystems — a role that will only grow in relevance as EU funding programs increasingly require non-European partners.

How they like to work

CcHUB has participated only as a consortium member, never as coordinator — which is consistent with their role as the African specialist embedded within European-led projects. Despite only two projects, they worked with 27 different partners across 17 countries, indicating they were placed in large, multi-stakeholder consortia rather than small focused teams. This breadth suggests that European project leaders actively sought them out for African network coverage rather than technical specialization alone.

CcHUB has built a surprisingly wide international network for a two-project organization: 27 partners in 17 countries. Their collaborations span both European research institutions and African ecosystem actors, reflecting their bridging role between the two regions.

What sets them apart

CcHUB is one of the very few African innovation hubs with verified H2020 participation, giving them a track record that most African organizations lack when applying to EU-funded consortia. They offer something rare: legitimate African market access combined with operational infrastructure (hub, accelerator, incubator) and demonstrated ability to work within EU project management frameworks. For any European consortium targeting African pilots, users, or co-innovation partners, CcHUB removes the need to build African relationships from scratch.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EiA
  ENRICH in Africa directly placed CcHUB at the center of EU-Africa innovation matchmaking, running from 2021 to 2024 with a platform model for connecting European and African innovators — their most strategic project to date.
• GO-GA
  Their largest single grant (EUR 278,031) and earliest EU project, demonstrating that CcHUB was trusted to deploy digital education tools at scale across African schools — establishing their H2020 credibility.