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Inside the Continent's Largest Founder Summit

Amara Boateng
Amara Boateng
June 27, 2026 · 4 min read
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Three days, four thousand founders, and a noticeable shift in what the conversations were about.

This year's summit felt different — less about pitching to outside capital, more about founders solving problems for each other.

The shift in tone may say as much about the maturity of the ecosystem as any funding number could.

Amara Boateng

Amara Boateng

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