A fellowship for African diaspora to turn ideas into high-impact ventures

A fellowship for African diaspora to turn ideas into high-impact ventures

Apply Now

Applications close September 29th

A fellowship for African diaspora to turn ideas into high-impact ventures

Apply Now

Applications close September 29th

The next wave of African builders start here

Africa’s diaspora are ready to build the future of the continent.

But its difficult to know where to start. So we're helping

Our first cohort of Building Back Home will work with five African diaspora based in the UK - and take them from idea to action.

Africa’s diaspora are ready to build the future of the continent.

But its difficult to know where to start. So we're helping

Our first cohort of Building Back Home will work with five African diaspora based in the UK - and take them from idea to action.

Africa’s diaspora are ready to build the future of the continent.

But its difficult to know where to start. So we're helping

Our first cohort of Building Back Home will work with five African diaspora based in the UK - and take them from idea to action.

5 Fellows

Ambitious diaspora building out their ideas across Africa

4 Weeks

Of tailored programming

15+ Experts

Work with Africa's best builders

Build with the best

You'll work with Africa's best builders to get support validating your idea

Co-Founder of Andela, Flutterwave. Founding Investor, Moove.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Co-Founder of unicorns Andela and Flutterwave, and a founding investor in Moove and Itana.

CEO + Founder, Wasoko

Daniel Yu

CEO and founder of a B2B e-commerce platform connecting small retailers to essential goods across Africa which has raised over $152m.

Group COO, uLesson

Aniekeme Umoh

A tech executive and COO of a pan-African ed-tech company with 5 million app downloads and over $25 million in funding.

Program Lead, Building Back Home

Timame Wanyoike

A community leader advancing Africa-focused fund managers. Their fellowship supported 24 fellows managing a combined $281M.

Co-Founder, Afropolitan

Eche Emole

A co-founder of a digital nation for the African diaspora that raised $2.1 million in seed funding.

CEO + Founder, Tech Safari

Caleb Maru

CEO of Africa's leading tech media platform, Go To Market expert to African startups and scale ups.

Ready to Build Back Home?

Applications close 29th September

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