40+
Digital launches powered in fintech, health, and smart cities.
Future-Ready Digital Transformation
Build products, platforms, and talent pipelines with a partner who understands academia and enterprise.
We architect cloud solutions, custom software, data ecosystems, and learning experiences that unlock growth for universities, government, and scale-ups across Africa.
12
Academic institutions co-designing research-to-market pathways.
96%
Engagement satisfaction with our hybrid delivery squads.
"Northum Tech balances rigour and speed—our platform went from concept to pilot in under 12 weeks."
— Director of Innovation, Regional UniversityServices
Strategy, engineering, and adoption as a connected service.
Every engagement pairs product strategists with academic researchers and seasoned engineers to deliver measurable outcomes.
Portfolio
Selected transformations delivered with our partners.
From cloud-native platforms to workforce academies, we collaborate with ambitious teams to unlock lasting value.
Smart learning ecosystem for a regional university
Implemented a unified admissions, LMS, and analytics platform serving 28,000 students with real-time insights for faculty.
- Integrated data lake and reporting layer
- Curriculum digitisation and credentialing
- Faculty enablement and change management
Citizen services digitisation for a public sector agency
Co-created a secure services hub reducing processing time by 63% while aligning with national data governance mandates.
- Service blueprinting and UX research
- API-first architecture with automated testing
- Capacity-building for internal engineering teams
Fintech venture studio for a pan-African bank
Launched a venture lab producing four production-ready fintech products and onboarding 12 strategic partners in the first year.
- Product discovery and rapid prototyping
- Data compliance and risk frameworks
- Talent pipelines and accelerator programming
Our Team
Strategists, engineers, and educators building the future.
Meet the cross-functional experts who shape our delivery squads and learning experiences.
Academia Collaborations
Where research meets market opportunity.
We co-create proprietary programs with faculty leads, enabling students and researchers to build market-ready solutions backed by industry mentorship.
Venture Studios for Universities
Studio-as-a-service model that transforms campus ideas into funded prototypes with support from our growth network.
Industry Bootcamps & Talent Pipelines
Curriculum design, experiential learning, and placement programs aligned with employer-ready competencies.
Applied Research Commercialization
IP strategy, commercialization roadmaps, and regulatory readiness for academic spinouts entering new markets.
Innovation Governance & Funding Advisory
Grant sourcing, fund design, and impact measurement frameworks for mission-driven technology projects.
About Us
Based in Limuru, building inclusive innovation from Lagos to the world.
Northum Tech Academia Ventures is a collective of engineers, researchers, and educators helping organisations design human-centred technology, modernise operations, and scale skills.
Speed to Value
90-day delivery cadence with quantifiable ROI dashboards embedded in every program.
Governance First
Compliance guardrails for data privacy, accessibility, and ESG woven into technical design and delivery.
Hybrid Delivery
On-site facilitation blended with remote build teams for resilient execution across regions.
People Capability
Faculty enablement and industry mentorship for sustainable knowledge transfer.
Insights
Intelligence for leaders reshaping digital economies.
Executive Briefings
Quarterly reports on AI governance, emerging tech clusters, and policy shifts impacting innovation.
Learning Labs
Design sprints and sandboxes curated with global practitioners and local faculty leaders.
Community Exchanges
Founders, students, and public sector teams co-creating future-ready solutions across Africa.
Book a Strategy Session
Co-design a 4-week discovery sprint for your next initiative.
Tell us about your priorities and we will assemble the right cross-functional pod—product, data, learning, and governance experts.
- Value discovery workshop with senior strategists
- Solution blueprints and implementation roadmap
- Stakeholder alignment and capability plan
Connect with us
Let’s design your next chapter.
Share a bit about your organisation and we’ll arrange a tailored consultation. Prefer email? Reach us directly via info@northumtech.com.