Problem discovery & challenge design
Clarify the operational friction, affected users, available evidence and desired outcome. Agree the scope before choosing a technology or format.
Work · Connect · Create
Real problems.
Capable builders.
Infrastructure to grow.
Tech Hub Harare connects problems, entrepreneurs, technology, capital and markets—helping Zimbabwean businesses build, operate and scale.
For founders, corporates, funders and institutions. Rooted in Harare. Connected through AIOS.
PROBLEMSBUILDERSTECHNOLOGYCAPITALMARKETS
Corporate innovation & ecosystem delivery
Bring a real problem.
Build a practical response.
For businesses, banks, development partners, universities and public institutions seeking useful innovation—not just another event.
Startup scouting & builder recruitment
Discuss targeted founder recruitment, specialist matching, innovation challenges and hackathon formats around your problem.
Applied AI & pilot support
Explore workflow and data readiness, practical prototypes, customer validation and an agreed pilot with delivery responsibilities and success measures.
Engagements are scoped with the team. Programme dates, deliverables, pricing, pilot access and partners are confirmed for each project.
Choose your pathway
One ecosystem.
Different ways to build.
Founders & business owners
Turn your business into a supportable growth journey.
AIOS connects your enterprise profile, commercial evidence, readiness, support and programme participation in one private workspace.
- Start with a free eligibility check for operating, revenue-generating businesses
- Submit evidence and receive an independent staff review
- After acceptance, complete paid, sponsored or waived onboarding and business verification
Still at idea or prototype stage? Ask about learning, technical support or a programme that fits your stage. General business onboarding has a commercial eligibility gate.
Funders, institutions & partners
Deliver programmes with a connected enterprise pipeline.
Work with Tech Hub to shape a founder-support, SME, skills or innovation programme—from recruitment and readiness to delivery, follow-up and reporting.
- Define your target group, geography, outcomes and support model
- Connect participants to appropriate expertise and opportunities
- Use AIOS to track permitted programme records, evidence, allocations and impact KPIs
Grant funds and platform revenue are recorded separately. AIOS records external disbursements; it does not send money or guarantee investment.
More than a platform
The space, skills and support
to make progress.
Keep the practical side of building close at hand — from a desk and a workshop to cloud readiness, customers and useful intelligence.
Workspace & meeting rooms
A productive place to work, meet and host. Ask about day passes, monthly desks, private team space, meeting rooms and workshops.
Enquire about Workspace & meeting roomsApplied AI & innovation
AI literacy, workflow and data readiness, practical pilots, SME workshops, hackathons and corporate innovation challenges.
Enquire about Applied AI & innovationStartup Cloud Access
Prepare your MVP architecture, hosting, security, cloud budget and applications to eligible provider programmes.
Enquire about Startup Cloud AccessTech Hub Ignite
Digital, AI, business and renewable energy skills, connecting learning with entrepreneurship, practical projects and future work.
Enquire about Tech Hub IgniteDigital Mall
Build visibility for local products and turn enquiries into customers. Discuss seller onboarding, WhatsApp sales and collection support.
Enquire about Digital Mall Visit the existing store ↗Reports & intelligence
Zimbabwe innovation reports, opportunity digests, sector maps, readiness reviews and tailored partner or investor briefs.
Enquire about Reports & intelligenceMeet the ecosystem
Featured enterprises.
Discover staff-selected enterprises that have approved their public profiles. Inclusion is not an investment recommendation.
Opportunity Radar & ecosystem intelligence
Find opportunity.
Understand the landscape.
Browse funding calls, accelerators, fellowships, challenges and resources published by the team. Listings link to official providers so you can check the current terms.
For founders and builders
Discover relevant calls and support routes. Use the provider’s eligibility, deadline and application instructions; a listing is not an endorsement or a funding award.
Join the specialist network ↗For investors and institutions
Enquire about startup discovery, ecosystem research, sector maps, readiness reviews and tailored founder, investor or funder briefs.
Commission intelligence ↗Our thesis
Enterprise needs
connected infrastructure.
Zimbabwe has problems worth solving and people capable of solving them. Tech Hub is building the connections that help ideas and businesses move from isolated effort to structured progress.
Our approach combines physical workspace, practical skills, digital tools, founder support, institutional programmes and access to expertise, customers and capital pathways.
Share a problem worth solving ↗AIOS: the operating platform
Our connected workspace for enterprise onboarding, readiness, support, programme records, evidence and authorised capital workflows. Access is role-based; private records are not a public founder directory.
Research, talent & diaspora
Bring specialist expertise, research, mentorship or a practical pilot opportunity. Help connect local builders with wider networks.
Responsible technology
Human judgement, consent, privacy and evidence guide our work. Readiness scores support preparation; they are not funding decisions.
Partner with Tech Hub ↗Developing the next layer
From support to venture building.
Tech Hub Venture Studio
We are shaping a problem-led venture-building approach: research a meaningful challenge, bring together builders and partners, validate a prototype and work toward a pilot and viable business.
Selection, resources and any commercial or equity terms require a separate agreement. This is not an open investment fund or a promise of capital.
Discuss venture collaboration ↗SOLIFE digital infrastructure
Our longer-term direction is reusable digital infrastructure that can reduce the effort of building useful products. AIOS remains the ecosystem operating platform; SOLIFE is a separate infrastructure initiative.
Availability, integrations and commercial terms will be confirmed as specific services become ready. No public API access or guaranteed credits are offered here.
Explore technical collaboration ↗Friends of Tech Hub
Help keep the doors open
to opportunity.
Sponsor a founder seat, internet access, a clinic, an event or workspace. Prepay desk or meeting-room use, or discuss verified provider support.
Become a Friend of Tech Hub ↗Practical support. Clear arrangements.
Agree the support route with the team, then receive the relevant invoice, booking note or private payment instructions. Ask about receipts, updates and acknowledgements.
Recognition is optional. Choose public acknowledgement, anonymity or privacy. No bank account details are published here.
Refer a startup or partner ↗How AIOS supports the work
A clear next step.
A record of progress.
Create an account
Choose the business, mentor, institutional partner or capital-provider pathway.
Share evidence & goals
Business applicants complete the eligibility gate. The team reviews participation and agreed support needs.
Build readiness
Accepted and verified businesses use their authorised workspace for enterprise information, evidence and support.
Track the next action
Connect programme participation, readiness reviews and follow-ups. Record evidence and outcomes as work progresses.
Let’s connect
What would you like
to do next?
Bring a challenge, plan a programme, book workspace, develop skills, commission research or support builders.
Good to know
Your questions, answered.
Can an existing SME or a student founder join?
AIOS is curated for operating, revenue-generating businesses, normally with at least three months of revenue history and a paying customer. Pre-revenue ventures can use Tech Hub learning and support services or an approved programme that explicitly allows sponsored exceptions.
Is a service enquiry a confirmed booking or payment?
No. Availability, pricing, bookings and support arrangements are confirmed by the team. This page does not collect payments or promise funding.
What happens to my information?
Platform participation submissions are shared with authorised hub staff and are not published as a contact directory. Enquiry messages are sent through the communication app you choose. Share referrals only with their permission.
Do cloud programmes guarantee credits or benefits?
No. Tech Hub helps with preparation and readiness. Provider programmes such as AWS Activate apply their own eligibility checks and approval requirements; credit amounts and access are not guaranteed.
How can an institution work with Tech Hub?
Propose training, research, founder scouting, sponsorship, an innovation challenge, a sector programme or applied pilots. Start through the partner pathway or contact the team with your objectives.
How do I sell on the Digital Mall?
Use the Digital Mall enquiry route to discuss your products, seller onboarding, promotion and payment or collection arrangements. You can also visit the existing store through the Digital Mall service link.