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About Momentum Labs CLG

From Ivy to Momentum

We evolved from Ivy Community, a growing network of ambitious young developers across Kenya, into a structured, execution-driven product lab where developers don't just learn to code. They learn to build businesses.

Our Vision

To build Africa's business and marketplace infrastructure layer, an operating system for African institutions.

"Our Ideas, Our Future."

Our Mission

To bridge the gap between technical training and commercial execution, placing developers inside live product teams that build, sell, and scale real software across African markets.

Our Model

The 6-8 Week Cohort

Momentum runs structured intensive cohorts. Each cycle places developers inside live product teams working on real, commercially active software.

Onboard & Orient

Week 1-2: Join an active product team, understand the codebase, and get oriented on client requirements and delivery standards.

Build & Ship

Week 3-6: Work on real client-facing features, ship to production, improve performance, and participate in hackathons and masterclasses.

Scale & Transition

Week 7-8: Top performers are absorbed into internal product teams. Others are deployed to partner companies, career-ready and commercially proven.

Our Ecosystem

Two Interconnected Pillars

Momentum Labs
Build. Ship. Sell. Scale.

Momentum Labs

The innovation and execution arm of the Collective. This is where cohorts are run, live products are built, and developers are forged into commercial software engineers. 44+ active systems, all sold externally.

Mobile
SaaS
AI
Momentum Foundation
Investments for Ventured Youths.

Momentum Foundation

The funding and empowerment pillar of our ecosystem. The Foundation is dedicated to providing grants, scholarships, and resources to young African talent, ensuring financial barriers don't stand in the way of innovation.

Scholarships
Grants
Mentorship

Talent Pipeline

What You Leave With

We produce developers who have shipped production software, understand product-market fit, have worked within agile teams, and have contributed to real revenue-generating systems.

Absorbed Internally

Top-performing developers are absorbed into internal product teams, continuing to own and scale the same systems they built during the cohort.

Deployed to Partners

Others are placed at partner companies, fully career-ready, commercially experienced, and proven on live, revenue-generating systems.

Advanced Leadership

Select developers continue into product leadership roles, driving strategy, mentoring incoming cohorts, and expanding the Momentum ecosystem.

Ready to Join the Lab?

Whether you're a developer ready to ship real software, a business looking for a live product team, or a partner looking to deploy our systems, there's a place for you in the Momentum ecosystem.