Founders
Building global companies — and ready to raise from anyone, anywhere.
Austin, TX · November 7, 2026
The world's
leading conference
for African talent
in global
Business.
Tech.
AI.
Career.
1,000+ founders, engineers, investors, and operators. One day. One room. Where careers, companies, and capital networks compound — at global scale.
Save 40% with Super Early Bird — ends in …
1,000+
Attendees
50+
Speakers
2
Stages
$10B+
In the room
1
Day. One Room.
Who attends
Built for the people building what's next.
1,000+ of the most ambitious African operators in the world — together for one day in Austin.
Engineers
Operating at the top of FAANG, frontier AI labs, and global infrastructure.
Investors
Looking for differentiated deal flow across the diaspora and the continent.
Operators
Scaling teams, products, and revenue across multiple markets.
Ambitious professionals
Breaking into global markets and the rooms that matter most.
The people who fund them.
Bring your sharpest thinking. Leave with relationships that compound.
Why they come
A room you'll remember.
"The conversations I had in one afternoon would have taken me 18 months of cold outreach. This is the diaspora's most important room."
"I came in as a senior engineer at a big lab. I left with two angel checks written and a co-founder. No other event delivers that."
"The most senior, most ambitious, most generous room of African operators I've been in outside the continent — by a wide margin."
On the agenda
Five themes shaping the next decade.
01
Artificial Intelligence
Frontier research to applied AI businesses.
02Fintech & Wealth Building
Payments, markets, and generational wealth.
03Startups & Venture Capital
Funding, scaling, and selling to global markets.
04Careers & Immigration
O-1, EB-1, and the global mobility playbook.
05Global Business Expansion
Bringing companies, capital, and talent across borders — on your terms.
Speakers
The roster lands soon.
50+ founders, investors, and operators from the most important companies and funds in the world.
Additional experiences
More than a conference.
After Hours
Where deals are made.
Curated bar takeovers across Austin — founder ↔ investor speed-rooms, no badge politics.
Learn moreVIP Dinner
An invitation-only dinner.
30–50 founders, investors, and select speakers. The night before. The conversation that doesn't happen on stage.
Apply for VIPMasterclasses
Expert-led. Future-focused.
Tactical breakouts on raising, hiring, scaling, and global mobility — led by operators who've done it.
Learn moreBy invitation · November 6, 2026
An exclusive private dinner for builders & decision-makers.
The night before the conference — a room of 30 to 50 founders, investors, and speakers. No stage. No audience. Just the people moving capital, companies, and conversations forward.
- · November 6, 2026 · Austin, TX
- · Limited to 30–50 invited guests
- · Founders, investors, and select speakers
- · Applications reviewed within 5 business days
Tickets
Secure your seat.
Super Early Bird ends June 30, 2026 — or when the room fills.
Super Early Bird closes in
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Save $100 vs General Admission
Save 40% · ends Jun 30
Super Early Bird
$150
$250
- Everything in General Admission
- Locked-in lowest price
- Limited allocation — first come, first served
- Ends June 30, 2026
General Admission
$250
- Full-day conference access
- All keynotes & panels
- Curated networking sessions
- Attendee directory access
- After Hours access
GA + Workshop
$400
- Everything in General Admission
- All hands-on workshops
- Workshop-only office hours
- Take-home playbooks
- Priority registration
Most Valuable
VIP Experience
$750
- Everything in GA + Workshops
- Private VIP dinner — Nov 6
- Priority seating in all sessions
- Direct access to speakers & investors
- Members-only Slack post-event
- Secure checkout via Eventbrite — no card data on our servers
- Tickets are transferable — change names anytime before Nov 7
- 1,000+ founders & operators expected — see who's coming
Group & team rates available — talk to us.
Before you buy
Quick answers.
What's the difference between Early Bird and General Admission?
Identical access. The Super Early Bird is purely a price reward for buying before June 30: you save $100 on the same ticket and lock in your seat first. Allocation is limited and won't be re-released.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds are processed by Eventbrite under their published policy. Tickets are also transferable — if you can't make it, just update the attendee name in your Eventbrite confirmation up until the day before.
Will workshops sell out?
Workshop seats are capped by room capacity. GA + Workshop holders get priority registration in October; pure GA holders can sign up after if seats remain. If a hands-on session is critical to you, the GA + Workshop tier is the safest bet.
What about the VIP dinner?
Limited to 30–50 invited guests on November 6 (the night before). VIP ticket holders are reviewed and admitted on a first-come, first-served basis with light suitability checks (founders, investors, operators). Apply early.
Team or group rates?
For 5+ seats from the same company we offer a 15% discount and concierge onboarding. Reach out via the Partners form and we'll send a code.
What's the venue?
Announced to ticket holders ~30 days before the event. Centrally located in downtown Austin, walkable from major hotels, with secure parking and an accessible entrance. Nearest airport: AUS — Austin-Bergstrom.
Partners
Partner with the future of African talent.
Position your brand alongside the founders, engineers, and investors shaping the next decade of AI, finance, and global business.
Presenting
Headline
Stage
Community
Location
Austin, TX. A city built for builders.
A magnet for AI, capital, and the next wave of American technology — and a natural stage for the African operators redefining what global ambition looks like.
- VenueAnnounced to ticket holders
- DateNovember 7, 2026
- VIP DinnerNovember 6, 2026
- Nearest AirportAUS — Austin-Bergstrom
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