Silikin Village is an innovation hub dedicated to catalyzing growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Its primary goal is to establish a digital entrepreneurship ecosystem that provides support to both local and international partners and entrepreneurs.  

Silikin Village is an entrepreneurship and innovation hub established in the heart of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a platform dedicated to learning, entrepreneurship, and innovation, bringing together learners, project leaders, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and private and public partners interested in employability solutions.

As a catalyst for start-ups and businesses, it focuses on identifying talent and developing innovative products and services. It is led by Raymond Mendy who boasts decades of executive experience in the telecom, marketing, and even entrepreneurship industries.

Founded in 2020 by Texaf, a local company operating in the real estate, mining, and digital sectors, Silikin Village wants to become one of Africa’s largest entrepreneurial hubs. It provides entrepreneurs with modern office, training, meeting, and event spaces. The fully-equipped collaborative workspaces offer the opportunity to network with employees from other companies, including entrepreneurs, freelancers, and teleworkers.

The innovation hub offers short-term training courses focusing on technical and managerial skills. Its training programs include No-Code, developed in collaboration with Le Plan B, a no-code training platform. The program enables learners to create single and multi-page websites, generating interaction with their target audiences.

Apart from its training programs, Silikin Village also implements support programs to help entrepreneurs take their startups from the ideation to the acceleration phase.  It allows them access to project structuring, strategic support, and its business network, in short to everything they need to develop their projects. 

The innovation center collaborates with a multitude of institutions and agencies supporting innovation in Africa. These include Trace Congo, Kinshasa Digital Academy, Kinshasa Digital, Africa Green Power, Upsail Africa, and Ingenious City.

Melchior Koba