FIA Community Impact Report 2024
Our annual impact report is here. In 2024, we supported 1,200+ founders across 32 African countries, facilitated $18M in funding connections, and reached 50,000+ community members. Here's the full story.
Each year, we pause to reflect on what we've built together — not just the numbers, but the stories behind them. The 2024 FIA Community Impact Report is our most comprehensive yet, and we're proud to share it with you.
By the Numbers
- 1,247 founders directly supported through programs
- 32 African countries represented in our community
- $18.3M in funding facilitated through our network
- 50,000+ community members (up from 30,000 in 2023)
- 48 events hosted across 12 cities
- 320 mentor-founder pairings completed
- 180,000 resources downloaded
Stories That Matter
Behind every statistic is a founder who built something meaningful. Comfort Acheampong built HealthAfya to serve rural health clinics in Ghana and raised her pre-seed in April. Juma Odhiambo scaled FreightLink to 500 clients in 8 months after completing our accelerator. Fatima Al-Hassan launched the first legal-tech platform in Morocco with support from our fellowship.
Looking Ahead to 2025
We're expanding. New city chapters in Dakar, Addis Ababa, and Lusaka are launching in Q1 2025. Our fellowship is doubling in size. And we're launching our first proprietary fund — the FIA Seed Fund — to invest directly in accelerator graduates.
Thank you for being part of this. The best is yet to come.
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