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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 iPodInvest in the Future Summit V - See you in 2026!
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.
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For Founders:
The builders of the future, join us to learn more about the Accelerate experience through our summit and our product and service offerings that can support your growth journey
For Investors:
Our summit is where you get to learn how we're thinking about the future, the innovations that will shape it, and how you can take part in supporting the vision
For Ecosystem Builders:
Connect with a high-growth community of founders, showcase your brand, and directly contribute to the success of the next generation of innovators.
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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