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What if founders didn’t always have to start with investors? 👀

The Enablers Network, together with The Legal Playbook is building something that we know you’ll be interested in.

And over the next few days, we’ll show you exactly what that means.
For now, ask yourself:
If the right opportunity came tomorrow, would your business be ready?

#theenablersnetwork #africanfounders #startups #entrepreneurship #marketaccess

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How can Africa finance its growth, scale innovation, and build industries that drive long-term economic prosperity?

Hear from Cynthia E. Chisom, Partner, Research & Advisory at SDC, as she joins the panel discussion:

🎤 “Financing the Build: Who Pays for Africa’s Growth?”

Join the conversation on investment, financing strategies, and the role of capital in accelerating Africa’s industrial development, supporting businesses, and unlocking sustainable growth across the continent at Global Tech Africa 2026.

📅 3rd–5th November 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily
📍 Amani Event Center, Kano, Nigeria

🎟️ Be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. Register now:
👉 https://gtaconference.com/registration/#attendee

Follow @theglobaltechafrica for more updates.

#GlobalTechAfrica2026 #GTA2026 #AfricaTech #FinancingGrowth Investment MarketAccess Industrialisation Innovation AcceleratingGrowth

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Ecosystems are multidisciplinary, so is the team helping to build them.

From Operations, Finance & Investments, Programmes, Technology & Innovation.
Different responsibilities.
One ecosystem mission.

Meet the Directors behind TEN and the work each function enables.
You may already know this faces, or not, but there's no denying the incredible work they put in at the Enablers Network and they're not stopping anytime soon!

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Registration for the Ignition Cohort is officially open.

10 brands. An audit that determines what gets built, not a fixed package. A written delivery guarantee: if we don't deliver, you don't pay the second instalment.

Registration closes November 7th. Spots are capped at 10.

Apply at alameenspark.com/cohorts/ignition

#AlAmeenSpark #IgnitionCohort #DigitalInfrastructure #BrandInfrastructure

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We had a swell time @founders_friday the room was packed with brilliant minds. There's no doubt that the future of Africa is promising.

#EnyinnayaIroadumba #EI #branding #brandingmasterclass #brandingstrategist

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The market does not reward effort. It rewards problems solved, products that work, and business models that hold up.

Moments from Katsina’s Biggest Founders MeetUp. #foundersfriday #foundersfriday_katsina #meetup #founders

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And that’s WHY the enablers network exists

To bring together these players in the industry to solve problems around the industry.

But if doesn’t stop there, it goes forward to birth initiatives like @founders_friday and many others.

Does this resonate with you? Then welcome home, let’s build the ecosystem together.

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Katsina’s Biggest Founders MeetUp is happening this Friday!

Topic: The Market Does Not Reward Effort. It rewards problems solved, products that work, and business models that hold up.

🗓 Date: Friday, 2nd October 2026

🕓 Time: 4:00 PM Prompt

🔗 Register now: https://luma.com/foundersfridaynig

Don’t build in isolation—come connect with fellow founders and leaders.

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Behind every Founder is an ecosystem.

Enablers are the people and institutions who make the journey easier: investors, advisors, hubs, operators, partners, government actors and ecosystem leaders who open doors, create connections and move ideas forward.

This is what @theenablersnetwork is about, and we have seen it play through initiatives like @founders_friday
And we are calling you to not only see the work we do, but also be an Enabler!

#theenablersnetwork #foundersfriday #africanbuilders

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Our Founder, Ayomide Sogbaike, was at Founders Friday yesterday, showcasing ArcheaOne and engaging in conversations around the future of fraud intelligence.

From thoughtful questions to valuable feedback, it was a great opportunity to put what we’re building in front of the right people.

We’re listening. We’re learning. We’re building. 🚀

#ArcheaOne #CycloudForte #FoundersFriday #fraudintelligence

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I made it intentional to show up yesterday, and I’m glad I did.

@founders_friday Abuja put me in a room with people quietly building incredible things, real products, real traction, right here in this city.

It’s easy to forget how much is actually happening in our own backyard until you’re sitting across from someone who’s built it.

The part that stayed with me most was the pitch session. I was opportuned to give real-time feedback to founders working through their pitches and somehow, in doing that, I sharpened my own. That’s the kind of learning that only happens in a room, not on a screen.

We also got into something I think about often at @rebootfoundation : what it actually takes to work with the government not the theory of it, the method.

How you translate an idea into something a system can actually hold, not just something a room can applaud.

Grateful for the people in that room yesterday, and for whoever keeps building spaces like this in Abuja.

Swipe to the last slide, that one’s my favourite🙈

Build the future you want to belong to.

#abujafounders #womeninbusiness #buildinpublic #startupnigeria #nigerianentrepreneurs

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WEEKEND NAVIGATOR

Abuja is giving you enough reasons to leave the house.

From music and food to parties, pop-ups and experiences worth making time for, here’s what’s happening around the city this weekend.

Make your plans. Experience Abuja.

#RayvenXperience #WeekendNavigator #AbujaEvents #AbujaLifestyle

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