The missing institutional architecture
Africa's digital ecosystem is rich but fragmented. There is no shortage of innovation — there is a shortage of continental-level institutional coordination. Africa Tech Trust exists to be that architecture: a pan-African, member-based institution coordinating policy, innovation, capital and knowledge across six regions.
- A Private Limited Company with the ATT Foundation as its non-profit arm
- Registered in Nairobi, Kenya — anchored by the Concept Note, the Statutes and the Lusaka Declaration
- Member-led and independent — governments engage through MoUs, never as members
One institution, two arms
A company that earns and invests, and a foundation that serves — each keeping the other honest.
What stands
Africa Tech Trust Ltd — the member-owned company: asset management, startup incubation, advisory and matchmaking, with distributed continental ownership and capital-raising independence.
What rises
The ATT Foundation — the non-profit arm: social-impact programmes, talent development and the Africa Student Innovators & Inventors Programme, carrying the mission where markets alone won't.
Six pillars, twelve months
Phase One organises around six strategic pillars — each with a single accountable lead and a clear outcome by June 2027.
- 01Institutional Formation
Company and Foundation registered in Kenya; bylaws ready; endowment risk council seated.
- 02Founding Members & Brand
Founding members onboarded; brand and website live; the public identity launched.
- 03Partnership Pipeline
The first five strategic MoUs signed — governments, foundations and DFIs across the regions.
- 04Knowledge & Convening
The first thought-leadership note published; quarterly roundtables running.
- 05Resource Mobilisation
The Phase One budget secured through founder shares and seed sponsorship.
- 06Governance Activation
Board seated, Council of Founders constituted, first three Technical Committees operational.
Pillar leads are confirmed by the Constituent General Assembly.
Twelve months, four quarters
A quarter-by-quarter shipping plan — refreshed quarterly, reviewed monthly.
- Q3 2026Foundation
Registration filed in Kenya; Statutes adopted; Council of Founders constituted; brand and website live.
- Q4 2026Standing up
Board of Directors seated; first Technical Committees launched; first two MoUs signed; membership platform live.
- Q1 2027Outreach
Regional roadshow across all six regions; first thought-leadership note; founding cohort announced.
- Q2 2027The Inaugural Summit
The Continental Summit with regional satellites; first Student Innovators cohort; Phase Two drafted.
Openly governed
Authority is distributed by design — dependent on no single state, family or founder.
The founding authority — adopts the Statutes and confirms every mandate.
The guardians — holding veto rights over fundamental change.
Seated in Q4 2026 — accountable for delivery and the live risk register.
Legal, Ethics, and AI & Blockchain first — the expert engines of the institution.
The people accountable
A founding team spanning the regions — every mandate confirmed by the Assembly.
Deliveringas one
Read the founding record, or take a seat at the table — membership is open across all six regions.