RESEARCH
Data.
Insights.
Real Impact.
We identify Africa’s most important, overlooked problems, the data behind them, and the opportunities to turn them into transformative AI ventures.
WHY RESEARCH
Africa’s
next breakthroughs
will be data-driven.
We conduct deep, practical research to uncover real problems, real data and real opportunities — so we can build and back AI solutions that are uniquely African, scalable and globally relevant.
Identify
untapped data
Find valuable, underused data across Africa.
Spot real
opportunities
Turn challenges into buildable ventures.
Inform our
ventures
Use insights to design, validate and scale solutions.
Share
knowledge
Contribute to a growing body of research on Africa’s AI potential.
OUR RESEARCH FOCUS
From problems to possibilities.
We explore critical areas where Africa’s data, needs and realities can unlock transformative AI solutions.
FEATURED RESEARCH
RESEARCH AGENDA · IN DEVELOPMENT
50 Overlooked
Problems in Africa
Ready for AI
A practical exploration of high-impact problems, potential data sources and ways they could become scalable ventures.
Kenya Public Finance
& Budget Transparency
Public budgets, development projects and spending transparency.
Africa’s Digital
Identity Landscape
Economic identity, consent and trusted data connections.
WhatsApp and the
Next Wave of African AI
How accessible interfaces could turn local needs into useful intelligence.
KEY INSIGHTS
A continent
full of untapped
opportunity.
Across Africa, high-impact problems already have data, local knowledge and demand that could become transformative AI solutions. Our research connects those realities to practical opportunities for infrastructure and ventures.
RESEARCH AGENDA · TARGETS
50+
high-potential
problems to map
100+
data sources
to identify
7
initial venture
opportunities to explore
“Africa’s greatest opportunities are not in copying what already exists, but in unlocking the value hidden in its own data, knowledge and realities.”
AFROTECH FOR GOOD
WORK WITH US
Research.
Build. Scale.
Together.
We collaborate with governments, research institutions, foundations, investors and founders to turn research into real-world solutions.
Governments
Data partnerships and public solutions.
Researchers
Collaborative studies and open knowledge.
Investors
Explore emerging venture opportunities.
Founders
Co-create and scale transformative ventures.
WORKING NOTES · RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT
Questions worth pursuing.
We are developing a problem-led research agenda across infrastructure, financial inclusion, human development, climate and digital economies. Each opportunity will be examined through its problem, available data, data rights, potential users and route to local value creation.
The 50-problem report is in development. This page does not yet present completed findings or a downloadable report.
Research direction: how public budget and development-project data could support clearer visibility into spending, locations and project delivery. We will distinguish published allocations from actual expenditure and identify where further data access is required.
Research direction: how everyday economic activity could support more inclusive financial identity. The work considers data quality, consent, privacy, access and the limits of using fragmented records to understand economic potential.
Research direction: how familiar messaging tools can make AI services accessible. We explore community contributions, small-business coordination and interfaces that meet people where they already communicate.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The next transformative
African company may
already be an idea.
Let’s build it.
