Our Vision

We're making it easier for tech founders in Africa to make meaningful connections with mentors and tech leaders around the world. 

Africa is the next frontier of the human population. With over 2.2 billion people expected to live on the African continent in 2050, a lot needs to be done now to ensure that we, Africans, have the skills and tools necessary to build and develop our communities.

We work with African tech entrepreneurs and provide them with the mentoring and networks they need to build tech that will contribute to a better future for Africa.  

Our Story

AfriTech XYZ is the output of three years of work that began in London, UK. The questions we had on our minds was "how can we tap into the resources of the African diaspora beyond remittances?" 

After over 25 conferences, focus groups and surveys in Africa and the UK, we came up with AfriTech XYZ. This is a way to utilise the professional expertise and networks of the diaspora and other interested people to actively contribute to the development of tech enterprises in our home countries. 

Our Founder

​​Bayo Adelaja, is an award-winning entrepreneur passionate about helping brands and businesses excel at creating sustainable social impact.

For four years, she worked at the London School of Economics, helping governments and large charities figure out the best ways to achieve their impact goals. Bayo has also become an acclaimed entrepreneurship training program designer, working with underserved entrepreneurs in the UK and across Africa. 

Bayo currently works with organisations such as Google for Startups to create movements that spark a massive shift in the discussion around African tech.

Our Network

We believe in the importance of ecosystems, so we've built one filled with key stakeholders across the entire spectrum of need that an African tech startup faces on its journey to scale internationally. 

From government officials, experts in academics, culture and tech, NGOs, professionals in law, PR, finance and more, funds of all sizes, incubators and accelerators.

Our network members are interested in getting in on the ground floor of tech innovations in Africa. They trust us to identify the best early stage startups on the continent and prep them to receive the level of support they're able to provide.

What we do

We intentionally connect founders to each other. We create virtual spaces for them to interact, support each other and co-learn.

We champion gender and socio-economic diversity in African tech. All founding teams we support must meet our diversity bar. 

We champion African tech founders internationally. We make introductions to angels, funds, incubators and accelerators.

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