Africa’s founder community,
built by operators.
Founders, investors, mentors, ambassadors and partners helping each other build companies across Africa. One free Revise account gets you in.
What brings you here?
Start free in the community and co-founder matching. With an MVP or first users, apply to Launch; once you sell, Scale is your next step.
Revise Angels gives experienced founders, operators and investors curated introductions, demo days, mentor matching and co-investment. 30 founding places, free for life.
Share what you have built with founders who need it. We match you with the problems you know best, in one-to-one sessions or expert workshops.
Host meetups and co-founder mixers, welcome new founders and tell us what your city needs, with content, introductions and event support from Revise.
Fund founder places, co-invest, bring tools or set real challenges. Every partnership is scoped to your goals and budget.
Build next to people
who are building too.
Starting a company is lonely, and the right people are hard to find. The Revise community puts founders in the same room as operators who have built companies, mentors who give their time, investors who back them and peers one step ahead.
The community
in short
is a Revise account
Johannesburg and Kigali
Launch and Scale
The right co-founder is the
biggest decision you will make.
Most startups that fail do not fail on the idea. They fail on the team. Revise co-founder matching helps you meet founders across Africa whose skills and ambition complement yours.
How it works
Create your account, complete your founder profile and switch on matching. Your profile goes live, and you can browse founders and request introductions straight away.
- Matched on skills, stage, commitment and timezone
- Contact details shared only when both founders accept
- A free founders’ agreement template
Who it is for
Technical founders looking for a commercial partner, commercial founders looking for someone to build, solo founders and experienced operators ready to join an early team.
Bring a friend
Every member gets an invite link. Invite founders you know: more founders means better matches for you.
Meet the community in person
Builders’ breakfasts, co-founder mixers and the conferences we attend. Members hear first.
Three steps,
about ten minutes.
Everything starts with a free Revise account. From there, pick the parts of the community that fit where you are.
Complete your founder profile
Tell us what you are building and what you are looking for. You only do this once.
Choose your path
Join co-founder matching, apply to be an ambassador or apply to Revise Launch.
Explore LaunchQuestions about
the community.
Cannot find your answer? Email hello@revise.africa and a partner will reply.
Is the community free?
Yes. Joining the Revise community is free. You only pay if you are accepted into Revise Launch and choose to join.
Who can join?
Anyone building in or for Africa: founders, future founders, operators, students, mentors and investors. You do not need a company or an idea yet.
I am not in Nairobi, Johannesburg or Kigali. Can I join?
Yes. The community is online first and open across Africa. Those are our first ambassador cities, and you can apply to be an ambassador for another city.
How do investors join?
Through Revise Angels. Apply on the Revise Angels page; the first 30 angels with verifiable founder, operator or investor experience join free for life.
How do I become a mentor or partner?
Mentors can get in touch through the contact page and tell us how they would like to help. Organisations can use the partner page to tell us what they have in mind.
Who can see my details?
Other members see your founder profile, not your contact details. Email and phone are only shared once both founders accept an introduction.
Join the Revise community
Create your free account to find a co-founder, lead your city as an ambassador or apply to Revise Launch.