Transforming Africa through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Creating lasting positive change in Africa by empowering the next generation of African founders and engineers to build successful and sustainable startups.

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3-4

Annual startup flow

Startup projects

Development contracts

Full-time and contract staff

130,000

Grant awards (USD$)

The Foundry

THE FOUNDRY: STARTUP STUDIO

The Africa Code Foundry is a "startup studio" which differs from an incubator or accelerator in that we build companies from scratch to traction.

That is, we cultivate startup ideas, establish teams and provide leadership and mentoring of the developers to develop and shepherd startups internally until they are ready to launch.
Our goal is to help build vibrant software ecosystems in the smaller economies in Africa by creating jobs and launching successful startups founded by local talent.
We currently have projects under development in Botswana and Lesotho and hope to reach other nations in southern Africa.

Map of Africa highlighting Botswana and Lesotho

Our 2026 Top Startups

Departmentalized registers for risk analysis companies and organizations.

Automate, personalize communication, and master customer engagement.

An easy to use smarter platform for vehicle tracking & fleet management at your fingertips.

SaMMy

Publish, monitor & grow your brand across every major social network.

A student loarn shark disrupting financial company that provides loans with no collateral.

A messaging API platform for small to medium sized businesses across Lesotho and Botswana.

Creating virtual farming co-ops for small to medium scale farmers across Lesotho and Botswana.

Establish Product-Market Fit:

Identifying the target market and focusing customer value.

Business Model & Go-to-Market Strategy:

Ensure a sustainable business and establish distribution and marketing strategy.

Operational Tasks:

Accounting, Payroll and Financial Discipline.

Shared Skills and Resources:

Design Team. Technical Domain Experts on specific tools or technologies.

Our Talent Pipeline

ACF talent pipeline: Partner Universities → Engineering Residency → Foundry Studio → Launch

ACF in Lesotho

During the 3rd Engineering Residency Program graduation.

ACF in Botswana

During the 3rd Engineering Residency Program graduation.

Help Us Build In Africa

We are seeking funding to allow us to continue to impact Africa through this work at the ACF.

There are multiple ways that we'd like to invite you to help:

Invest In The Foundry Fund:

Allows direct equity stake in successful Studio companies to share in the profits and the journey.
We are looking specifically for investors that seek to make a lasting impact in the areas of Africa that need it most.

Invest now

Donate To The Foundry Directly:

By donating directly, the Foundry is able to allocate resources where necessary.
Has the same direct impact of creating opportunities in Africa and helping impact the local communities and economy.

Donate now

A third Tax-Free option is to donate to the Africa Code Academy, a 501(c)-3 nonprofit. The funds help support the staff who train and mentor the Academy's students and the Foundry's future founders.