You’re tired of whitepapers. We’re tired of imported solutions. We fund high-agency innovators aged 19–28 to build homegrown systems that solve real problems.
Let’s be honest. You and I both know that copy-pasting global systems into local African contexts is a recipe for expensive, bureaucratic disasters.
We don’t need another think tank writing recommendations that no one reads. We need you. We need builders, contrarians, and operators who understand the ground truth.
If you have an idea for a local institution, an incentive structure, or a practical system that works better than the formal models designed to replace it, we want to talk.
We aren't looking for straight-A students who want a gold star. We're looking for individuals who can't leave a broken system alone.
You code, solder, or organize communities. You build the prototype first and figure out the theory later.
You left the traditional classroom because it was moving too slow. You learn by doing, failing, and doing it again.
You can seamlessly explain complex technical architecture to a boardroom, and then pitch the exact same thing to your grandmother.
You hold non-consensus views. You’re willing to be wrong in public if it gets you closer to the truth.
We give you the resources to execute. In return, we just want you to build something real in Nairobi.
(And please, never use the word "synergy" in our workspace).
Can you articulate a unique view and defend it without grandstanding?
Do you look at the underlying mechanics before reaching for a moral explanation?
Can you acquire resources and execute without waiting for permission?
Talk is cheap. By the end of the 9 months, you must deliver one of the following:
Generate 100K–1M genuine views on a core idea. Prove you can communicate across social registers.
Launch a revenue-generating pilot or a live test of a structural intervention. Reality is the ultimate judge.
Document a concrete change in a real framework—a new contract structure, or an adopted local model.
We don't do cold applications. Find an alumnus, founder, or operator in our network to vouch for you.
Send us a 3-page memo or a 5-minute video answering: "What system in Africa works exceptionally well, and why?"
Move to Nairobi. Argue with smart people. Run experiments. Present your findings to the network.