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Where
Founders
Come to
Grow.

Two signature experiences — designed to create the connections and knowledge that move businesses forward.

Campfire Night Annual Congress
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Monthly Event · Exclusively for Founders & MDs

Founders
Campfire
Night.

FBA Founders Camp Night is more than a seminar — it is an intellectual sanctuary for the continent's most influential decision-makers. Not just a place to learn, but a sanctuary where your voice is heard.

Monthly
Frequency
200+
Active Founders
15+
Host Cities
Educational Panels
Our facilitators reveal the blueprints of enduring success within the volatile African business landscape — tactical and historical.
Group Syndicate Sessions
Curated intimate groups designed for deep dives, fostering the exchange of ideas, insights, and experience among peers.
B2B Networking
Connect with fellow Founders, CEOs, and MDs. A dedicated session for strategic partnerships and business scalability across borders.
"The FBA Founders Camp Night is not just a place you come to learn, but also a place where your voice is heard. It's a community for those seeking the knowledge required to win."
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Annual Flagship Event

Annual
Founders
Congress.

Our flagship gathering brings together hundreds of founders, investors, and policy makers to architect solutions for the African startup ecosystem.

About the Congress

Catalysing the African Startup Ecosystem.

Our Annual Founders Congress gathers hundreds of founders, investors, policy makers, business schools, and other stakeholders to discuss and offer solutions to startup development in Africa.

The week-long AFC prepares participating business leaders to transform their businesses by providing practical business education designed to meet the realities of the African business context.

Practical Business Education
Workshops designed specifically for the local African market — not recycled Western frameworks.
Institutional Collaboration
Bridging the gap between innovators, business schools, regulators, and investors across the continent.
Cross-Border Innovation
Rotates through Africa's most vibrant economic centres for inclusive growth and pan-continental connectivity.
Investment Matching
Direct access to 00M+ in investment capital through strategic investor engagement sessions.
500+
Attendees
12+
Economic Hubs
00M+
Investment Capital
5 Days
Intensive Labs
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Congress Economic Hubs

Johannesburg, SA
Financial Innovation Hub
Nairobi, KE
Tech Acceleration
Lagos, NG
Scaling Frontier
Kigali, RW
Governance & Excellence
Accra, GH
Creative Economy

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