News & Insights2026

Notes on building the future of African innovation.

Innovation · June 12, 2026

The case for patient, ecosystem-first capital in Africa

Cheques close rounds. Ecosystems build companies. A decade of mentoring African founders has convinced me that the returns follow the patience — not the other way around.

6 min read

Entrepreneurship · May 28, 2026

Five habits that separate breakout African founders from the rest

After 120 founders and twelve cohorts, the pattern is unmistakable: the teams that break out are the ones who obsess over distribution, guard their focus, and treat feedback as fuel.

8 min read

Health Technology · April 30, 2026

Designing health technology close to the patient

The best African health products are not designed in boardrooms — they are shaped in clinics, in pharmacies, and in the quiet hours community health workers spend with the people they serve.

5 min read

Education · April 9, 2026

What real AI literacy should look like in African classrooms

AI literacy is not a coding curriculum. It is teaching a generation to question these systems, build with them responsibly, and — in time — govern them on their own terms.

7 min read