We accelerate innovation in Africa in order to solve the region’s socio-economic challenges with more impact
At IMPACT Lab, we help startups, corporates and public institutions transform to address their African growth challenges through innovation.
Our mission: accelerate the development of new social and economic models in Africa for a sustainable impact
Our program offers personalized operational support (expertise, business development, financing…) to startups at different levels of maturity
We support corporates and public institutions to define and implement long term innovation strategies (awareness, training, implementation of internal innovative projects…)
Our collaborative innovation programs allow corporates, public institutions, startups and other innovation players to co-develop innovative solutions to clear challenges
94
START-UPS SUPPORTED
9
OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAMS DEPLOYED
17
INNOVATION CLIENTS
6
AFRICAN COUNTRIES COVERED
Rive Droite Paris produces and distributes ethical fashion accessories through a distributed and inclusive production model.
Popaddress is a marketplace for short term commercial leases and pop-up store management.
Elmadeal is a SAAS tool dedicated to appointment and staff management for beauty and well-being institutes.
Jodour produces and distributes playful educational ressources around Moroccan and Arabo-Muslim culture
Citizen Up is a platform to facilitate civic engagement for corporates and volonteers.
Mathscan is a digital solution that identifies and remediates learning gaps in Mathematics for primary and high school students.
They're working with us
" Thanks to IMPACT Lab’s expertise and thanks to the personal commitment of our contacts on this project, we were able to create CASAROC and support the development of 3 client services prototypes in less than a year. For us, it is a success that allows us to build a sustainable dynamic around CASAROC. "
" For the launch of its Fintech Challenge, the BCP Group chose to collaborate with IMPACT Lab as the Innovation Partner. Throughout the programme, our two teams were able to build a trusting relationship and a real co-construction dynamic. "
" During the Fintech Challenge, the IMPACT Lab teams proved their professionalism and their commitment in their work alongside the BCP Group. We are delighted with this collaboration ! "
" We are very pleased we participated in the development of IMPACT Lab in Casablanca. The work accomplished in the last two years to raise awareness around innovation challenges in the Moroccan ecosystem was remarkable. I am sure i twill continue to bear fruits in other African markets. "
"It was very important for us to tackle this innovation aspect and enter new territories by leveraging the Moroccan innovators and youth. The IMPACT Lab model seems very appropriate for this objective."
" We were interested in the DataCity programme because it allowed us to support the dynamic of young entrepreneurs, but also to stay up to date on how innovation can serve a city. "
"I had the chance to participate to the BCP Fintech Challenge organized by IMPACT Lab. I was impressed by the team’s ability to do « entrepreneurial maieutics » by professionalizing the entrepreneurs’ approach and transforming the corporate reflexes to bring them to work together and create value in a very nice atmosphere."
"I had the pleasure of collaborating with IMPACT Lab during the BCP Bootcamp. If you want to be challenged on your activity and interact with business minded profiles, then I strongly recommend this start-up support structure. On the event’s organization as well as on the quality of the interactions with the different participants, I say kudos and best wishes."
"Being part of IMPACT Lab’s incubation programme allowed our start-up to go from 0 to 1, in terms of Product Market Fit, internal organization and execution of our development plan."
"We recognized ImpactLab as a very legitimate actor in the Moroccan ecosystem as soon as we entered it. We align on our work ethics and vision of raising a new breed of highly qualified entrepreneurs from the whole continent that want to have a strong positive impact. We’re very glad our partnership has allowed for concrete and fruitful collaborations in Morocco and beyond and are looking forward to doing more. Kudos to the whole team from ImpactLab!"