Innovate Africa Fund

Founders Demo Day is here, new date! Zora Labs founders pitch live after 12 weeks of building, testing & refining , just 5 minutes each. In collaboration with She Leads Africa & TechQuest. 📅 7 April 2026 ⏰ 1PM WAT 💻 Google Meet Join us live! Register → bit.ly/foundersdemoday

Today. 12:00 PM WAT. Zora Labs Founders Demo Day is live today. Join us online to watch 9 founders pitch. Last chance to register: bit.ly/foundersdemoday #ZoraLabs #FoundersDemoDay #WickedInnovationLabs

Meet WALE OLAOYE Wale is one of 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on Demo Day. He built Hoglet Recycling transforming plastic waste into eco-tiles, decking & outdoor furniture for Nigeria’s construction sector. Watch his pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday⁠⁠� #ZoraLabs

Meet HASSAN AHMAD ABDULLAHI One of the 9 Zora Labs founders is pitching on Demo Day, April 7. He’s building FiCore Africa, a financial platform tailored to African entrepreneurs. Watch them pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday

Meet DEOGRATIAS NDAGIJIMANA Deogratias is one of the 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on Demo Day. He built Domestica Ltd, a climate-smart agribusiness driving sustainable livestock production. Watch his pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday⁠� #ZoraLabs #FounderSpotlight

Meet EUNICE OGABA Eunice is one of the 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on Demo Day. She built iDoc, a digital health platform delivering accessible, nutrition-driven wellness solutions across Africa. Watch them pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday⁠� #ZoraLabs #FounderSpotlight

Meet GOZIE UNDEMBA Gozie Udemba is one of the 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on April 7. After 12 weeks, they built Norrig Wellness Solutions ,delivering accessible, nutrition-driven digital health across Africa. Watch them pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday #ZoraLabs

Meet ISAIAH MAKAU Isaiah is one of the 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on Demo Day. He built KuraSmart, a blockchain-powered voting platform for secure, transparent elections across Africa. Watch them pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday #ZoraLabs #FounderSpotlight #WickedInnovationLabs

Meet FLORENCE SYDNEY Florence is one of the 9 Zora Labs founders pitching on Demo Day. She’s built Ahioma, a digital marketplace improving Nigeria’s perishable food trade. Watch them pitch: bit.ly/foundersdemoday #ZoraLabs #FounderSpotlight #WickedInnovationLabs #InnovateAfrica

Faustina Ning'a, Senior Expert in Economic Empowerment at Light for the World, brings 8+ years supporting SMEs and entrepreneurship across East Africa. She joins us on 7 April as founders take the stage. Register → bit.ly/foundersdemoday

Introducing our Demo Day judge, Anthony Mukuriah, founder of Duit Technology and a social entrepreneur focused on digital innovation and community impact. He joins us on 7 April for the Zora Labs Founders Demo Day. Register → bit.ly/foundersdemoday

Meet Kristin Wilson, Managing Partner at @InnovateFund, Chief Strategy Officer at Spurt!, and one of the women we are proud to be celebrating this month. Kristin's work sits at a powerful intersection: helping entrepreneurs and business teams harness data and technology to scale with real systems and clear thinking. As an angel investor, she backs audacious founders with potential, and she cares just as much about building the ecosystem that helps them get there as she does about the individual companies she invests in. What makes working with Kristin so energising is how naturally the collaboration flows. She comes with a clear brief, trusts us to lead on the best approach, and stays close without slowing things down. That combination of clarity, trust, and partnership consistently drives results and makes the work better, and that kind of energy makes the work enjoyable. #IWD2026 #WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #AfricanTech #IWD

Zora Labs Cohort 1 is pitching on 31 March. 9 founders. 12 weeks under structured execution pressure. 5 minutes each to show what they built and learnt. Register to watch → bit.ly/foundersdemoday

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