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We’ve been quiet. But we’ve been building something that hasn’t existed before. 🌀Over 1,500 people began their application to Included VC Africa. 📊 550+ presentations submitted for 'The Edge.' 📹 500+ video interviews submitted. 🎤 262 live interviews conducted. And here’s the best part: 31 Included VC alumni ran those interviews. People who once stood on the other side of this door. Now holding it open for others. From those conversations, 136 individuals were selected for Peak Seven. The foundational first stage of the Fellowship. Seven weeks. Deep learning. All across Africa. Here’s who they are: 🌍 Fellows currently living in 31 countries 🌐 21 African countries represented ⚖️ 50% women, 50% men ✈️ 20% from the Diaspora - actively building in or moving to the region From across Africa: 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia, and 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe. From the Diaspora, living in: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, and 🇺🇸 United States. They include: Engineers, Agtech and climate founders, Fintech specialists and DFI professionals, Policy advisors, Crypto and AI researchers, Journalists, Scientists, Startup operators, Builders across energy, health, capital, and culture. This isn’t just a VC Fellowship. It’s a launchpad into Africa’s investment ecosystem, United by one shared goal: To shape the future of investing across the continent. And none of this would exist without the people who backed us early. Who believed in this when it was still a vision. Who didn’t just talk about change, but invested in making it real. Adesuwa, Brad, Fares, Florence, Fadilah, Janade, Kartik, Kunle, Mike, Nonnie, Natalie, Phillip, Rosanne, Sherif, Sipha, Surayyah, Tramayne, Vuyo, Vuyo Mpako & Zachariah - thank you. You are the first believers. You are the reason this is possible. Included VC Africa has begun. And this is only the beginning. Let’s build the future of investing. Together.