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For investors

Invention that has been found, tested and protected.

Meet inventors from Africa and, chapter by chapter, from every developing region, with clear evaluations and patent status before the first call.

Sheet 1 of 6 · Why investINV-2026-001

A pipeline the market does not see yet.

Most inventors in developing regions never reach an investor. Africa Inventions finds them, evaluates their work, helps protect it and brings it to you ready for a serious conversation.

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Earlier access

See protected, evaluated inventions before they reach crowded accelerator demo days.

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Evaluated, not raw

Every invention has passed independent review for originality, feasibility and market potential.

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Protection in progress

Patent status is clear: searched, filed, pending or granted, with the documents to prove it.

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Many regions, one door

As chapters open, one investor registration gives access to inventions from every region.

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Impact you can report

Each deal comes with jobs, skills and development data you can use in your own reporting.

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First buyers lined up

Many inventions arrive with a government or corporate pilot under the First Buyer pledge.

Sheet 2 of 6 · What you receiveINV-2026-002

A clear dossier for every invention.

EvaluationScored on originality, feasibility, market and team
IP statusSearch report and filing record
PrototypeStage, test results and cost to scale
MarketTarget customers, pilots and letters of interest
InventorProfile, goals and the terms they seek
ConsentShared only with the inventor's written agreement
Sheet 3 of 6 · Ways to back an inventionINV-2026-003

Choose how you take part.

Every deal is agreed directly between you and the inventor, under applicable law, with independent advice on both sides.

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Licensing

Pay royalties to make, use or sell a protected invention in your markets.

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Equity

Invest in a new company formed around the invention.

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Revenue share

Fund production in return for a share of sales for a set period.

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Co-development

Bring engineering, manufacturing or distribution in exchange for agreed rights.

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Prize and fund sponsorship

Back a Prize category or a chapter's Patent Fee Fund as a philanthropic partner.

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First Buyer pilots

Commit, as a company or agency, to pilot one invention a year.

Sheet 4 of 6 · ProcessINV-2026-004

From registration to closing.

  1. Phase 1Register

    Tell us your sectors, stages, regions and ticket size.

  2. Phase 2Receive matches

    We send dossiers that fit your mandate, with the inventor's consent.

  3. Phase 3Meet and review

    Meet the inventor and carry out your own due diligence, directly.

  4. Phase 4Agree and close

    Terms are agreed between you and the inventor; our success share is disclosed from the start.

Sheet 5 of 6 · Who we work withINV-2026-005

Every kind of investor.

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Angel investors

Individuals backing early inventions in sectors they know.

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Venture capital

Funds looking for protected technology with regional or global reach.

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Corporations

Companies seeking licences, partnerships and new suppliers.

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Development finance

Institutions that back innovation, jobs and climate resilience.

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Diaspora investors

Professionals investing in the regions they come from.

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Foundations

Philanthropies funding prizes, Patent Fee Funds and inventor training.

Sheet 6 of 6 · Terms and safeguardsINV-2026-006

Inventor-first, and transparent with you.

Africa Inventions does not offer or sell securities, hold investor funds or provide investment advice. Introductions are for information only.

Africa Inventions Ventures earns a success share, disclosed in writing before any introduction, and only after a deal closes. Inventors keep ownership of their patents unless they choose to sell or license them.

Investing in early-stage inventions carries a high risk of loss. Take independent legal, tax and financial advice.

Back the inventors who will lift whole regions.

Where every invention begins

Every invention began with a question.

How do we solve a problem that keeps coming back in our lives or in our communities? How do we improve a solution that exists but still falls short? Most of history's great inventions started there.

  1. 01Ask

    What problem could you solve today? Which existing invention or solution could you make better, cheaper, safer or easier to use?

  2. 02Write it down

    Put the problem and your idea on paper, with a sketch if you can. Date it and keep it. A written idea can be tested, improved and protected.

  3. 03Contact us

    When you think you have the solution, or even part of it, submit it. We will help you with the rest.

Questions to start your notebook

  1. What wastes time, money or energy in your home, farm, school or business every week?
  2. What tool or service almost works, but fails the people who need it most?
  3. What problem do people around you simply accept because no one has fixed it?

Our responsibility

No one will build our future for us.

No one else will solve our problems, transform our raw materials, or invent and create in our place. It is time to stop waiting for others and to take action today.

  • Solve a problem.
  • Propose a solution.
  • Build what comes next.

Every problem we solve brings us closer to well-being and a better future for the generations that follow.

Raw material, transformed locally, becomes a finished product and a future RAWTRANSFORMFUTURE