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Work in service of the problem.

We hire patiently. We look for researchers, builders, and operators who care more career the work than the headline. We build our teams differently.
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  • The work is real and the impact is valuable.
  • You are surrounded by people who research before they build, and ship after they understand.
  • The work compounds. Each project teaches the next.
  • We are not optimising for valuation or speed of exit. That changes how decisions get made.

We focus on the “boring” things because those are often the things that matter most.

Somto Ifezue
Founding Partner, LiveLabs

[Who We Hire]

We're looking for you

  • Researchers

    Sector specialists who can spend months understanding a problem before recommending a build.

  • Builders

    Engineers, designers, and product people who can ship simple systems that work in real-world conditions.

  • Operators

    Finance, ops, legal, and growth people who can run early projects without inheriting playbooks from somewhere else.

  • Founders-in-Residence

    Operators with a problem of their own who want to build inside a lab before going independent.

[Contact Us]

Building for the long term.

If you care about creating practical solutions for Africa’s future, we’re open to the conversation.

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