Belong locally
Join the Founders Link hub in your city and meet founders inside the ecosystem you already build in.
Local founder hubs
Your hub. Your network. Your Africa.
Real, physical communities of founders in cities across Africa, starting with yours.
Offline is the new luxury
Curated rooms. Honest conversations. Relationships that last.
Everything is online now. A Founders Link hub creates something increasingly valuable: a place to be fully present with people who understand what it takes to build.
Designed for depth
Intimate enough to know one another.
Each city hub is intentionally curated—not a crowd and not a directory. The aim is to give founders room to share openly, contribute meaningfully and build trust over time.
No arbitrary headcount. Hub size follows the quality of the experience and the strength of member relationships—not a fixed ten-person limit.
How a hub works
Local by design.
One hub serves each city, creating a consistent home for founder connection inside the local ecosystem.
Meet regularly
Return to curated experiences that make deeper, more honest conversations possible.
Reach farther
Use the digital network to discover and connect with members in other hubs across Africa.
The growing network
One hub can connect a city. A network can connect a continent.
Our pilot begins in Nigeria, connecting founders across cities and states before expanding across Africa.
LagosPilot network
AbujaNigeria network
KanoNigeria network
Port HarcourtNigeria network
Future expansion
Accra · Nairobi · Kigali · Johannesburg · and beyond
Cities shown beyond the Nigeria pilot represent the continent-wide vision, not currently operating hubs.
What happens in the room
Connection with a reason to return.
Every format has a clear role, from open conversation to useful feedback and celebration.
Explore founder experiencesHonest conversations about the realities shaping your business.
Share work in progress and invite thoughtful questions and feedback.
Exchange experience with founders at different stages and across industries.
Build familiarity that becomes trust, collaboration and mutual support.