Join our Relaunch Roadshow & Invest in the Future V Summit
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We are founders. We are investors. We are ecosystem builders
Our network is wide, the expertise is deep. These are some of the people who have joined us on the journey thus far.
Tomi Davies
Collaborator in Chief TVC LabsCo-Founder - ABAN
Bode Abifarin
Founder & CEO of Strata, Former COO, Flutterwave
Jonathan Reid
Minister of Innovation, Industry Science and Technology, Barbados
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Founding Partner, Future Africa, Co-Founder Andela, Flutterwave, Moove
Nicholas Brathwaite
Founding Partner, Celesta VC
Bosun Tijani
Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Nigeria
Yvonne Fasinro
Managing Director & Head of Sub Saharan Africa, Bank of America
Tony Fadell
Founder, Nest Labs, Co-Founder iPhone, Creator of iPodServing founders, enabled by investors
supported by ecosystem builders.
Relaunch Roadshow
From Lagos to London, Atlanta to NYC, SF to Houston, and more - join us on our 10+ city tour where we aim to listen, engage, and connect with investors, founders, and ecosystem builders.Register here to be notified when tickets are available
Moonshot x ABAN Congress x Accelerate Africa:
Mid-October, we hit the halfway point of our tour with our two powerhouse partners, where you will have a chance to be inspired by leaders from across the globe, while connecting and networking with some of the best and brightest builders and angel investors
Pre-Summit Tour & Invest in the Future V Summit:
Our flagship semi-annual conference kicks off with an optional investor tour in collaboration with our partners at Itana
Join us on the road!
For Founders:
Build & Learn: Join our MVP Labs to refine your product, participate in insightful lunch and learns, and network at vibrant mixers designed for collaboration.
For Investors:
With exclusive investor dinners, expand your network, engage in thoughtful conversations about how we build the future together.
For Ecosystem Builders:
Connect with a high-growth community, showcase your brand, and directly contribute to the success of the next generation of innovators.
Accelerate Africa (AA) & Future Africa (FA) Portfolio Stats
Companies
188
Founders
170
Funds Raised
$2.91B
Applications
1900+
Countries
37
Invest in the Future Summit V
An Exclusive Gathering
This isn't just an event, it's an immersive experience designed to transport you to the future, rooted in the businesses being built today.
Imagine paralleled access to like-minded individuals driving Africa's next wave of innovation. You'll be in the room with the 100+ investors who've fueled our vision, alongside titans who have already built groundbreaking businesses across the continent. This is your chance to forge game-changing connections, unlock exclusive insights, and seize unseen opportunities in Africa's most dynamic markets.
This isn't another networking event and conference; it's about shaping the future, together.
Ready to build the future?
Join our waitlist to get access to everything we have coming up.
Schedule
Join us for an exciting lineup of speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities throughout the event. Look out for your city
Coming soon
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You heard it here first!
Check out quotables from our past speakers
“When young entrepreneurs return invested capital, confidence grows, and so does funding”
Dotun Suleiman (Chairman of the Continental Board, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance)
“Understand the problem solution set: What problem are you solving, who is it for, are there enough people with this problem, and do they value your solution enough to pay for it?”Tomi Davies (Collaborator-in-Chief (CiC), TVC Labs
“More solutions need to come from Africa and the global South, than us continuing to rely …on the global North providing the capital we need. We can still partner with and attract capital, but we need to be on the front foot about what we're doing, where we're fitting the capital solutions in and how we're helping these companies exit in the future.”Yvonne Fasinro (Managing Director & Head of Sub Saharan Africa, Bank of America)
“We have determined for ourselves that despite our small size, we are going to be a space of focusing on abundance, a space that focuses on doing well for humanity and a space that wants to truly punch above its weight,”
Jonathan Reid, Minister of Innovation Industry Science and Technology Barbados
“When building, pay attention to collateral benefits, as the best benefits might not come from the initially intended solution”Dr. Bola Awobamise, President,Upland Global Wireless Technology LTD
“We will finance real tech innovation, where people build…original technologies that are unique to us that originate from here and then export it offshore”Abubakar Suleiman (CEO, Sterling Bank)
“As a people, as an ecosystem, as a community, who are we building for? Again, are we building for Silicon Valley and their investors? Are we building for DFIs and the interests that back them? Or are we building for the average man and woman on the street who technology can really change their life? ”Iyin Aboyeji (Founding Partner, Future Africa)
“When building, pay attention to collateral benefits, as the best benefits might not come from the initially intended solution”Yemi Keri (President, Africa Business Angels Network (ABAN))
“As we're investing in founders it's also important we're investing time with the local investors because those are the people who are going to save you on a rainy day ”Idris Ayodeji Bello - LoftyInc Capital Management
“You need to understand the story of your product or company—like a script in a movie—before you start building”Tony Fadell, Principal-Build Collective, Founder-Nest LabsCo, founder of the iphone product,Creator of ipod
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