Omidyar Network is a self-styled " philanthropic investment firm ," composed of a foundation and an impact investment firm . Established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, Omidyar Network has committed over US$ 1.5 billion to nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies across multiple investment areas. According to the OECD , Omidyar Network's financing for 2019 development increased by 10% to US$ 58.9 million.
12-577: Innovation Hub may refer to the following: i-Hub a innovation intermediary and business incubator based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat iHub a innovation hub and hacker space for the technology community based in Nairobi, Kenya Innovation Hub (radio program) , a public radio program produced by WGBH Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-535: Is an Innovation hub and hacker space for the technology community in Nairobi. It was started in March 2010 by Erik Hersman , a blogger, TED fellow , and entrepreneur and acquired by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in 2019. This coworking space, in Senteu Plaza at the junction of Lenana and Galana Roads, is a nexus for technologists, investors, young entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and programmers. iHub
36-494: Is led by Stephen King. In 2019, Omidyar Network spun off its Financial Inclusion initiative. The group now operates as Flourish and is led by Tilman Ehrbeck, Arjuna Costa, and Emmalyn Shaw. As of 2022, the CEO of Omidyar Network is Mike Kubzansky. Its board of directors include the managing directors of The Omidyar Group, Jeff Alvord and Pat Christen and in 2023 Michele Jawando was senior vice president for programs. As of 2022,
48-521: Is structured to work across the social, business, and government sectors. Like a traditional foundation , it makes grants through its 501(c)(3) entity; through its LLC, it invests in for-profit entities. It is a part of The Omidyar Group. In 2018, Omidyar Network spun off its Governance & Citizen Engagement initiative. The group now operates as Luminate, a global philanthropic organization that invests in civic empowerment, data and digital rights , financial transparency , and independent media . It
60-603: Is the first open user experience lab in Sub-Saharan Africa . The UX lab has a mission to develop a user-centered design culture in Africa by helping the local community learn human centered design methods that put the user at the centre of product development. As it stands, most solutions are still built with a tech-centric approach and therefore do not fully understand and design for the users' needs and context. Inevitably, most of these solutions therefore fail to meet
72-616: The Kenyan community, with a focus on Web and mobile services." It is not revenue generating for the iHub. It is a consortium of four organizations (eMobilis, World Wide Web Foundation , University of Nairobi , and iHub). It has had input from the World Bank Group 's infoDev program, under its Digital Entrepreneurship Program that is "scaling Mobile Application Labs (mLabs) ... in Kenya, South Africa, and Senegal". The iHub UX lab
84-430: The first user experience month in Africa. During the month, it involved user centered design experts who helped with workshops for the local community (university students, start-ups, designers, developers, etc.) Notable people to have given talks at iHub include: Marissa Mayer , Larry Wall and Vint Cerf . Omidyar Network Composed of a 501(c)(3) and a Limited Liability Company (LLC), Omidyar Network
96-437: The local and international venture capital community. The space is a tech community facility with a focus on early stage entrepreneurs, web and mobile phone programmers, designers and researchers. It is part open community workspace (co-working), part vector for investors and venture capitalists, and part incubator. MLab East Africa (stylised as m:lab) is an initiative that "aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship within
108-518: The needs of the user and therefore have minimal or no adoption. The space was initially funded by Omidyar Network and Hivos . The lease was initially covered by Ushahidi and the 20 mb Internet connection is covered by Zuku. On 26 September 2019, it was announced that the iHub had been acquired by Co-Creation Hub . Events held at iHub include BarCamp , Mobile Monday, Random Hacks of Kindness (RHOK), Water Hackathon and AfricaHackOn InfoSec Conference, 2015 iHub developed and executed Tajriba,
120-634: The organization has offices in Silicon Valley , Bengaluru , London , Mumbai , Nairobi , and Washington, D.C. Omidyar Network invested in the microfinance sector, including Unitus Inc. In 2009, the Omidyar Network donated $ 2 million over two years to the Wikimedia Foundation , and at the same time, Matt Halprin of Omidyar Network was appointed to Wikimedia's board of directors. From 2012, Omidyar Network has been
132-447: The title Innovation Hub . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Innovation_Hub&oldid=1229935754 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description matches Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages IHub iHub
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#1732772417741144-430: Was a pioneering tech hub in Africa, but in 2014 was one of many technology hubs across the continent, with a dozen in Nairobi in 2015, and NaiLab operating within the same building until March 2017. iHub provides a space where members can receive mentorship, business support services, access to startup and product development related workshops and events, and the possibility of venture funding through connections with
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