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Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC)
Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) is Nigeria's first solar-powered STEM Centre and hardware business incubator located in Aba, Abia. It focuses on technology development and entrepreneurship among young Nigerians.
Overview
What Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) does
What Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) is
Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) is Nigeria's first solar-powered STEM Centre and hardware business incubator located in Aba, Abia. It focuses on technology development and entrepreneurship among young Nigerians.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Incubator
- Structured capabilities
- Program host
- Last reviewed
- May 6, 2026
What Incubator means
An incubator is a support environment for turning a nascent idea or early company into a startup that is more ready for customers, funding, or an accelerator.
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Capability profile
Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) as a program host
Program thesis
Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) is dedicated to supporting startups, particularly those emerging from the Skill Up Abia project, by providing training, mentoring, and equipment to help entrepreneurs create and maintain sustainable businesses.
Focus narrative
CIC invests in startups primarily in technology and renewable energy. The organization offers services such as training in business models, product design, and manufacturing processes, aiming to bridge the engineering skills gap in Nigeria and drive industrialization and youth employment.
Value and support
CIC offers business training, startup funding, employment opportunities for top participants, and transportation stipends to its incubated startups.
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 8 weeks
- Format
- In Person
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Africa · West Africa
Alumni and track record
- Last recorded cohort
- July 1, 2020
Alumni context
Notable startups incubated at CIC include: LED Tech: Provides STEM practical kits for schools. Mac Designs: Creates footwear designs and shoe soles for the footwear industry. Uvik: Offers solar charging stations and renewable energy alternatives for rural areas. FLI Tech: Builds electronic displays and alarms for schools. Tuzar Ventures: Specializes in product design and digital fabrication.
Common questions
What to know about Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC)
Upseed classifies Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) under the Incubator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
May 6, 2026
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