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Launching: Nairobi 30 Oct

Build beyond borders,
across Africa

Founders, operators, investors and ecosystem players, growing together in cities across the continent.

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Members of Builders Circle Kigali together at the October meetup
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Chapters live
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Members
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Cities on our map
Launch tour

Next stop: Nairobi.

The next stop on the Circle's route across the continent. Come to launch night and meet the founding members.

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After that: Lagos, date to be announced.

Who we are

An ecosystem you earn your way into.

Builders Circle is an invitation-only, pan-African ecosystem of founders, operators, investors and ecosystem players who are building right now. We help the companies in the Circle find investors, customers and, one day, buyers. We started in Kigali in June 2026 and now have 3 chapters live.

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Two members chatting at Africa's Talking
Three members swapping contacts
Who it's for

Who the Circle is for.

What we stand for

Four simple rules.

01

Earned Access

Membership is by invitation, and you can apply for one. We look at what you are building, not what you can pay.

02

Africa-First Thinking

We build for Africa and its diaspora first, starting with the problems we know best.

03

Reciprocal Generosity

Share introductions, advice and lessons freely. Help comes back around.

04

Builders First

Everyone in the room builds, backs or supports companies right now.

Chapters

One membership, every city.

All chapters

Kigali

Rwanda

Live

Launched 1 June 2026

Where Builders Circle started.

71 membersExplore

Accra

Ghana

Live

Launched 26 June 2026

Our second chapter, and a gateway to West Africa.

51 membersExplore

Kampala

Uganda

Live

Launched 23 October 2026

Uganda's fast-growing startup scene.

49 membersExplore
Membership

Pick how you want to join.

Membership for builders is free and by invitation. Apply through our membership form. Organisations can back a chapter as a Patron.

Builder

Freeby invitation

For founders and operators who are building now.

  • Access to your city chapter
  • A gathering every quarter and a virtual session every month
  • Introductions to members in every chapter
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Patron

Let's talkfor teams and backers

For organisations that want to support a chapter.

  • Everything in Builder
  • Named support of a city chapter
  • Chances to speak at and host events
  • A quarterly update from the team
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Kampala launch night.

Our third chapter opened at Africa's Talking in Kampala on 23 October 2026.

Visit the Kampala chapter
Partners

Supported by people who back builders.

Become a partner