Gates Foundation commits up to $7.5M to Nigerian artificial intelligence hub
A three-year initiative based at Lagos Business School aims to back artificial intelligence ventures across four key sectors.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged up to $7.5 million over a three-year period to establish the Nigeria AI Scaling Hub, an initiative designed to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence ventures [1].
Based at Lagos Business School, the initiative is structured to assist ventures focused on healthcare, agriculture, education, and financial services [1]. The program focuses on moving systems past experimental prototypes toward national deployment [1].
Data Science Nigeria serves as the primary technical implementation partner for the project, responsible for providing the necessary operational and technical framework to guide startups through their scaling process [1].
Questions and answers
What is the total funding pledged to the hub?
The Gates Foundation committed up to $7.5 million over a three-year timeframe.
Where is the initiative based?
The Nigeria AI Scaling Hub operates out of Lagos Business School.
Who is handling technical execution?
Data Science Nigeria acts as the principal technical implementation partner.
Sources
- 1.Inside Nigeria’s $7.5M Gates-backed AI scaling hub — TechCabal, Oct 29, 2026