Afrifounders Venture Fellowship 2026
A high trust, high intensity, execution focused program for exceptional young builders. Think of it as a Mini MBA, but instead of classrooms, you run real businesses. Selected fellows will be trained, mentored, and deployed into real ventures inside the Afrifounders ecosystem.
Not a course. Not an internship. A real venture leadership pipeline.
Afrifounders Venture Fellowship exists to identify, train, and deploy the next generation of venture leaders who can build, run, and scale real businesses within the Afrifounders ecosystem.
Learn by building
Fellows learn inside live businesses, not simulations. Every phase of the fellowship is tied to practical work, execution, and measurable outcomes.
Mentored by operators
Participants gain direct access to founders, operators, and mentors who have built products, led teams, sold services, and grown businesses across sectors.
Built for long term growth
The fellowship has a clear end, but the relationship does not. Top fellows may continue into venture leadership roles, profit sharing paths, or long term positions.
Hands-on business and leadership education through real experiences.
This program is designed for a different calibre of applicant. Every part of the experience, from mentorship to screening, structure, and communication, reflects seriousness, accountability, and class.
Learn from founders, operators, executives, and venture builders with decades of real world experience.
Afrifounders Venture Fellowship mentors are not just teachers. They are builders who have led companies, managed teams, advised businesses, and driven growth across technology, finance, operations, entrepreneurship, and strategy.
Temitayo Diadem Adegoke 
With 15 years of experience building enterprise grade software and consulting for more than 200 businesses, Temitayo brings deep expertise in venture building, product strategy, execution, and leadership across multiple sectors.
Adekunle Adewole
Adekunle brings 26 years of experience in banking and finance, offering fellows practical insight into financial systems, executive leadership, business growth, and the discipline required to build sustainable ventures.
Oyinlola Osundina
With more than 25 years of experience across finance, technology, and business in Africa, Europe, and North America, Oyinlola offers fellows high level exposure to cross border strategy, leadership, and enterprise growth.
Tosin Adegoke
Tosin has over 10 years of experience in customer service and operations, including roles with Virgin Atlantic and Emirates. She brings operational excellence, people management, service delivery, and leadership depth to the fellowship.
Seun Abimbola
Seun is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in business and entrepreneurship. He brings real world startup lessons, resilience, commercial thinking, and founder perspective to fellows.
Abiodun Folawiyo
With 24 years of experience in entrepreneurship, business development, and coaching, Abiodun helps fellows think clearly about growth, career direction, personal effectiveness, and business discipline.
Ayodeji Agboola
Ayodeji is a startup coach and mentor with over 15 years of experience. His background in founder development, startup ecosystems, and venture mentoring will help fellows sharpen strategy and execution.
Oluwakorede Asuni
Oluwakorede is an experienced product management and business analysis professional with 20 years of experience, including work with MTN South Africa. He brings strong execution structure, analysis, and enterprise thinking.
We are not searching for everyone. We are searching for the right people.
Entry into the fellowship begins with recommendation. Candidates who move forward will pass through multiple stages designed to evaluate seriousness, alignment, capacity, and potential.
Recommendation
A trusted referrer submits a recommendation for a candidate through the form below.
Application
Shortlisted candidates receive the official application and program information pack.
Evaluation
Applicants complete an aptitude screening and a recorded video response round.
Final Interview
Top candidates move to a direct final interview before the fellowship cohort is selected.
Recommend someone you genuinely trust.
The recommendation stage matters. A candidate may be considered partly on the strength and credibility of the person recommending them. Please only recommend someone you believe has the discipline, character, intelligence, and work ethic to thrive in a demanding environment.