Register interest

Tell us what you're building.

AGLF opens its first funding cohort in 2030 — when the endowment is large enough to disburse without compromising principal. Until then, we are building the network of programs, founders, and partners we plan to fund. Register your interest now to be among the first contacted when applications open.

Skill Programs.

We will fund education and skill-development programs that expand the African talent pipeline — vocational, technical, digital, and entrepreneurial. We back operators with delivery experience, not policy proposals.

Type
Programs · Cohorts
Grant size
$50K – $500K
Term
1 – 3 years

What we will look for

  • Operating organization with a track record of delivering training at scale.
  • Programs that produce measurable employment, certification, or venture-creation results.
  • African leadership and African beneficiaries.
  • A clear plan for what scale, sustainability, or replication looks like.
Pre-Launch Pipeline

Tell us about your program.

We are mapping the operating organizations we plan to back when the endowment opens its first funding cohort. If you run a program that fits our criteria, write to us directly — we want to know your work, follow your milestones, and be ready when capital is.

Applications open
2030

We will not collect formal applications until then — but the relationships start now.

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Founder Capital.

We will back African-centric founders solving African problems — pre-seed and seed checks for teams building in fintech, agritech, edtech, climate, and adjacent sectors.

Stage
Pre-seed · Seed
Check size
$25K – $250K
Geography
Pan-African

What we will look for

  • Founding team based in or building primarily for an African market.
  • A clear, specific problem in fintech, agritech, edtech, climate, health, or logistics.
  • Early traction — a working product, paying users, or a credible technical milestone.
  • A founder thesis on why this team, in this market, right now.
Pre-Launch Pipeline

Tell us what you're building.

We are tracking founders whose work fits our thesis ahead of our first cohort. If you are building for an African market — and especially if you are building from inside one — write to us directly. We are not collecting decks yet; we are collecting relationships.

Founder checks open
2030

Until then, we want to follow your progress and stay in touch.

Write to us → Use contact form

Sponsorships & Partnerships.

We are actively building partnerships now. We co-invest with mission-aligned funders, foundations, and family offices, and we sponsor events, publications, and convenings that celebrate African ingenuity.

Format
Sponsor · Co-fund
Range
$10K – $1M+
Open
Now

What we look for

  • Events, conferences, or media that surface African talent to global audiences.
  • Funders and family offices interested in co-investment or matched giving.
  • Corporate partners aligned with skill development, founder support, or African market entry.
  • Clear shared outcomes — not logo placement.
Open Now

Let's partner.

Unlike our skill and founder tracks, partnership conversations are open right now. We are actively building the funder network, sponsor base, and corporate relationships that will shape AGLF's first decade. Write us directly to start the conversation.

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The path to 2030

How we build to first disbursement.

We will not disburse a single dollar until the endowment is large enough to do so without touching principal. The path between now and 2030 is deliberate — and you can be part of it from any stage.

i.

Build the corpus

2026 – 2029. We raise the principal endowment from diaspora donors, family offices, and mission-aligned foundations.

ii.

Map the pipeline

2026 – 2029. We meet programs, founders, and partners now so we know exactly who to back when capital is ready.

iii.

Open applications

2030. Formal application windows open for skill programs and founder capital. Partnership track stays open throughout.

iv.

First cohort

2030 onward. First disbursements made — and from that point on, the work compounds in perpetuity.

FAQ

The questions we get most.

Because charity that depletes is not what we set out to build. AGLF is an endowment — we only spend the returns, never the principal. That means the corpus has to be large enough that 5% of annual returns can fund meaningful work without touching the underlying capital. Disbursing earlier would compromise the entire purpose of the structure. We are building for a hundred years, not for a quarter.
Yes — and we mean that. The relationships we form between now and 2030 will shape who we fund first. If you are an operator running a skill-development program, a founder building for African markets, or an institution interested in partnering, we want to know your work today. Write to us directly at hello@afrigloballegacyfoundation.org.
No, but the company you're building should serve African markets primarily. We back diaspora founders building for the continent and continental founders alike — what matters is where the impact lands.
Fintech, agritech, edtech, climate and energy, health, logistics, and adjacent infrastructure. We will be sector-flexible if the founder thesis is strong, but we will not fund crypto-only plays, gambling, or extractive industries.
AGLF is a diaspora-led endowment supported by founding donors, mission-aligned investors, corporate giving, and diaspora campaigns. Read more on our model.