Founded in 2018 by Uchi Uchibeke, World Innovation League (WIL) is a nonprofit tech talent accelerator that evolved from NaijaHacks to AfricHacks and now WIL. The organisation runs programs offering tech skills training, mentorship, hackathon participation and short-term work experience. The current $1.2M funding will be used to equip Africans and Black immigrants in Canada with tech skills and to establish an accelerator programme. WIL aims to increase representation of Black Canadians and new immigrants in key tech roles by 50% over the next five years. The immediate programme funded by this round will train 500 participants within four months. Historically, NaijaHacks/AfricHacks grew to over 1,300 then 2,800 participants and at one point offered ₦100 million (approximately $72,000) in prizes.

Total raised

$1M

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Feb 2024