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Brand Partnerships · 2026 — 2027

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281K founders. Conducted. AfricAI sold out twice. Brands that come back.
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AFRICAI 2026 (SOLD OUT)
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SPEAKERS · 12 COUNTRIES
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AI BRANDS PARTNERED WITH
the rooms we build

AfricAI is a 7-day experience.

Your brand doesn't just get a logo on a lanyard. It gets 7 days of context, content, and community with 355 founders.

Day 02 · Wonderland

Private creator salon. 125 sold out.

Invite-only. 125 founders, speakers, and operators in one room for 8 hours.

Wonderland salon
Wonderland crowd
Wonderland crowd
Wonderland stage
Wonderland candid
Wonderland crowd
Wonderland crowd
Wonderland crowd
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Wonderland candid
Wonderland candid
Wonderland candid
Day 03 · Main Event

Rooftop on Bree. 230 sold out.

23 speakers. Full day. Where sponsors take the stage and the room actually shows up.

Rooftop main event
Rooftop crowd
Rooftop crowd
Rooftop stage
Rooftop crowd
Rooftop speaker
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Day 04

Suit Day

Full-day photo and content production with 200+ attendees. The stills every brand partner wants.

Suit Day
Suit Day
Suit Day
Day 05

Safari · Aquila Game Reserve

VIP-only. Where partnerships are built over the next 4 hours, not 4 minutes.

Safari
Safari
Safari
Day 06

Liquicity Night

Natural brand activation. Where your sponsorship stops looking corporate and starts looking cool.

Liquicity night
Liquicity night
Liquicity night
Day 07

Atlantic Yacht Day

Top-20 VIP experience. The memory every attendee tells the story of afterward.

Yacht day
Yacht day
Yacht day
Biweekly · Global · 6 workshops delivered

AI Lock-In + Therapy Masterminds.

Year-round reach. 40–80 founders every two weeks. Four continents. Six sold-out workshops so far.

AI Lock-In
AI Lock-In
AI Lock-In
Therapy Mastermind April
AI Lock-In
Therapy Mastermind April
AI Lock-In
AI Lock-In
Therapy Mastermind April
real results

Not hypothetical. Receipts.

Every campaign here is a real brand, a real dollar amount, and a real performance number.

Vidyo.ai
2M+
Views

Reel crossed 2 million views with strong engagement. Vidyo's team data-confirmed ROI and came back for round two.

Kommo CRM
200+
Lead DMs

48K views + 200+ comment-to-DM leads via ManyChat flow. Framed as "200 comments = 200 leads for you."

Ampfit · Health AI
1.2M+
Viral Reach

Post went viral at 1.2M+ views. Ampfit's ICP (high-performers optimizing health) matched perfectly.

Wix + Base44
3x
Repeat Deals

Multiple Wix + Base44 campaigns. "Try It On" still driving DMs weeks after posting. Direct relationship with the Wix partnerships team.

what we do together

Two ways in.

I only conduct tools worth conducting. Which is why brands like Wix, Lovable, and NVIDIA keep coming back. Pick your lane.

01 · Brand Deals

Content that converts.

Your product, in front of 281K founders and operators actively looking for the next tool to install. Reels, YouTube integrations, newsletter drops — engineered for signups, not just views.

  • Vidyo.ai campaign — 2M+ views
  • Kommo campaign — 48K views + 200+ lead DMs
  • Ampfit — 1.2M+ viral reach
  • Formats: Reel, YouTube integration, dedicated video, newsletter, bundled
Start a Deal
02 · Event Sponsorship

Be in the room.

AfricAI 2026 sold out at 355 founders. Lock-Ins run biweekly across four continents. Your tool gets live onboarding at every event — hundreds of real users, not impressions.

  • Keynote slot or workshop track
  • Live attendee tool onboarding station
  • Attendee list + 90-day content retargeting
  • Custom package — scope it on the call
who takes the stage

World-class speakers. Sold-out rooms.

23 speakers from 12 countries at AfricAI 2026. These are the operators your audience already follows.

Akil Wade
Akil Wade
Liam Ottley
Liam Ottley
Nate Herk
Nate Herk
Brock Mesarich
Brock Mesarich
Mark Kashef
Mark Kashef
Lauren Tickner
Lauren Tickner
Dave Ebbelaar
Dave Ebbelaar
Samin Yasar
Samin Yasar
Emil Faschang
Emil Faschang
Jannis Moore
Jannis Moore
Taha El Harti
Taha El Harti
Serdar Bisi
Serdar Bisi
Jack Roberts
Jack Roberts
Faith the Creator
Faith the Creator
attendee voices

The room speaks for itself.

Unedited reviews from AfricAI 2026 attendees. Collected via Senja.

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Lewis Mountstephens
Root Rise Media · 2:02
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Tal Rana
Root Rise Media · 2:42
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Kiara Cowen
Creator · 2:45
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Brody
Brody Automates · 0:51
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Met so many amazing people, and learnt so much from all the incredibly smart people I was able to connect with. The week far exceeded my expectations, and was for sure the best investment I could have made this year.

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Matthew Ward
Attendee · 2026
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The event was so beautifully curated. From food, to decoration, to people. Akil did really well with creating such a strong sense of inclusivity between all people attending the event.

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Jen
Attendee · 2026
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AfricAI is for anyone who is looking for an opportunity to spend time with people that are driven to achieve their goals and wants to learn about AI and business. Great place to be if you want to accelerate your learnings and results.

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Nataliya Shalygina
Attendee · 2026
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I realised again how massive this AI opportunity is. And that I can be part of the transformation. I can live a different life by fully going for this opportunity and breaking free from the employee lifestyle.

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Gerhard Bekker
Attendee · 2026
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Super grateful for the opportunity and the people. Everyone was great. Everyone was great. There's not one person that was not great.

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Jose
Attendee · 2026
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Phenomenal experience. Very well prepared and amazing events. Every VIP I met was awesome too.

★★★★★
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Anonymous Attendee
2026 · ★★★★★
sponsorship tiers

Pick your level.

Every tier includes live tool onboarding, post-event content, and a dedicated creator partnership.

AfricAI 2027 · 3 title sponsor slots remaining

Lock-In Presenting

One biweekly mastermind · 40–80 attendees

$3,500 / event
  • 10-min feature demo on stage
  • Attendee list + warm intros
  • Post-event Reel from Akil
  • Logo on event assets
Most Popular

AfricAI Track Sponsor

Flagship event · 350+ attendees · 2027 edition

$7,500 / event
  • Dedicated track or workshop
  • Keynote speaking slot
  • IG Reel + YouTube integration
  • Featured in all event comms

Annual Title

All Lock-Ins + AfricAI · 12 months

$30–50K / year
  • Title sponsor across every event
  • Monthly dedicated content drop
  • First-right partnership
  • Direct line to Akil
questions

What sponsors ask.

Who actually shows up? +

Founders building AI-first businesses, agency operators, creators scaling past $10K/mo, and a growing enterprise segment (CTOs, Heads of AI). AfricAI 2026 sold out at 355 attendees; 2027 is tracking to 500+.

What's "live tool onboarding"? +

We set up a dedicated station at the event where my team walks attendees through installing, signing up for, and actually using your tool on the spot. You leave with hundreds of real users — not just impressions.

Can I combine a brand deal with event sponsorship? +

Yes, and this is usually where the ROI spikes. Reel drives awareness, event drives trial, post-event content drives retention. Bundles typically save 20-30% vs buying separately.

What's the audience breakdown? +

281K IG followers, YouTube channel growing at 3 videos/week, Beehiiv newsletter feeding the Just Build community. Core audience: 22-45 year-old founders, agency operators, and AI-curious professionals. US-heavy with strong pockets in Europe, SA, and India.

How do you report results? +

Every campaign comes with a post-delivery report: reach, clicks, signups via UTM tracking, attendee demo data, and qualitative feedback. For bigger partnerships, Fireflies-recorded strategy calls and a mid-campaign check-in.

I've worked with Akil before. Is there a returning rate? +

Yes. Returning brands get priority slots and a warm-partner rate. Reference the last deal in your first email and we'll move fast.

Do you have a media kit? +

Yes. Request it via the call or email and you'll get the full PDF (audience demographics, past campaign case studies, event sponsor deck, rate cards for internal review).

let's build something

One 15-min call.
One clear proposal.

Tell me what you're building and what a win looks like. I'll come back with a deal structure in 48 hours.