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Ecosystem Events

Where the ecosystem convenes.

From intimate founder dinners to pan-African investor summits — FirstFounders convenes the people building Africa's AI economy. Every event is designed to generate real connections, not just content.

Flagship Event · Annual

The African Ecosystem Mixer

Africa's most intentional gathering of venture builders, studio operators, founders and investors. Not a conference — a structured mixer designed to generate real warm introductions, deal-flow conversations, and partnership mandates across the continent.

Format
In-person · Lagos
Attendees
150–200 curated
Cadence
Annual · Q4
Next edition
October 2026
Oct
2026
Lagos, Nigeria
Monthly

Founder Dinners

Intimate, invite-only tables of 12 — where portfolio founders and guests trade the unfiltered truth of building.

Quarterly

Demo Days

Where F2 ventures meet capital — live product demos in front of a curated room of angels, LPs and acquirers.

Ongoing

Builder Meetups

AMALI fellows, alumni and the wider F2Nation community gathering to learn, ship and hire across the ecosystem.

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