Chris Folayan

Sixth Hive is a business opportunity platform that helps professionals & organisations accelerate their careers or businesses through better matchmaking opportunities. Sign up for FREE today.

We believe in the power of knowledge to accelerates progress! Research Alpha is an expertly curated platform that connects exceptional researchers to companies, investors, and start-ups for in-depth advisory and technical due diligence. Our carefully vetted network comprises of over 1,000 PhDs, postdoctoral researchers and professors from world- class research institutions including Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with highly technical backgrounds and well-connected in their fields, enabling you to unlock your companies Research Alpha.

At Accelerate, we work with some of the world’s best investors, corporates, experienced founders and talented experts to directly coach 10 African startups over 8 weeks, concluding with a demo day in front of some of the worlds best investors. Learn more at www.acceler8.africa We have hands-on operating experience in Africa to help you accelerate your business, plus the scars and stories to prove it. For over a decade, we have taken on various roles advising, coaching, and mentoring startups, including over 25+ who have been admitted to global accelerators. Our founders Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Mia von Koschitzky-Kimani have built, funded and advised hundreds of African founding teams like Daystar Power, DukaConnect, Andela, Flutterwave and Moove BV amongst others on how to build global businesses from Africa by solving our continent’s biggest challenges. Many of those businesses have grown to become billion dollar companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues, or been acquired by global businesses like Mastercard and Shell.

Luma Learn’s mission is to make quality education accessible for every learner in Africa. We believe that children should never be limited by their circumstances, that’s why we are striving to equip every learner with the resources they need to chase their dreams! Luma Learn currently serve over 100 000 learners, teachers and parents in 11 languages through WhatsApp.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Sixth Hive is a business opportunity platform that helps professionals & organisations accelerate their careers or businesses through better matchmaking opportunities. Sign up for FREE today.

We believe in the power of knowledge to accelerates progress! Research Alpha is an expertly curated platform that connects exceptional researchers to companies, investors, and start-ups for in-depth advisory and technical due diligence. Our carefully vetted network comprises of over 1,000 PhDs, postdoctoral researchers and professors from world- class research institutions including Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with highly technical backgrounds and well-connected in their fields, enabling you to unlock your companies Research Alpha.

At Founder Centered we ensuring founders succeed through impactful connections. We do so by connecting founders with the right contacts they need to accelerate growth. We have developed a unique way to connect experienced partners with connections to founders who need help growing their business. Helping founders build the connections they need to achieve their dreams.