Sponsors & Partners.
Our valued sponsors partner with us to foster innovation and development across the continent. Their support for OABF contributes to our lasting mission of promoting strategic business expansion through the power of collaboration.
Sponsors
Schwarzman Scholars
Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century. In any sector, the success of future leaders around the world depends upon an understanding of China’s role in global trends. Over the next 50 years, we will create a cohort of more than 10,000 Schwarzman Scholars and, with that, a network of relationships that will be activated over a lifetime.
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group’s presence in Africa includes five permanent offices in Cairo, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi, and Johannesburg, as well as 7 research centers and over 250 consultants across the continent. BCG projects in Africa cover a large spectrum of industries and sectors, including industrial goods, financial institutions, insurance, public and social sectors, agribusiness, energy, consumer products, health care and technology, media, and telecommunications
Vesti
Millions of people moving to new countries use Vesti for accessing legal and financial services like Financial Accounts, debit and credit cards. Vesti is the preferred provider of legal and financial services for humans going global, from when they think of emigrating, when they arrive in a new country, and every minute after.
Dr Paddy Foundation
The history of Dr Paddy Emmanuel Foundation is more than the story of a philanthropist trying to give back to society, it is the story of love, care, and compassion for the downtrodden. As a foundation for the past 3years, we have been working together to attack the complex problems of poverty in the Society.
Our Partners
Africa Oxford Initiative
Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) is a cross-university platform based at the University of Oxford with the aim of facilitating equitable and sustainable collaborations between researchers based at the University of Oxford and African universities, as well as increasing the number of African students pursuing postgraduate degrees in Oxford.
Asoko Insight
Asoko Insight is Africa's leading corporate data and engagement platform, providing global investors, multinationals and development institutions the most effective route to discover, shortlist and engage their target universe of African companies.
Invest Africa
Invest Africa is a leading business and investment platform, using over sixty years’ experience in Africa to provide its members with unique information and exposure to business opportunities. Headquartered in London, Invest Africa also operates from four chapter cities: Johannesburg, New York, Dubai and Geneva. Our vision is to play a central and influential role in Africa’s socio-economic growth by guiding sustainable capital towards key prospects on the continent.
London African Network
A community that has been created for those working in or looking to enter the UK-Africa startup, tech, investment, Innovation & creative corridor who want to power the growth of this ecosystem. Alongside the community online presence, London Africa gathers four times a year for a London based event, whilst also running a number of satellite initiatives in collaboration with organisations operating on the African continent.
Movemeback
Movemeback aspires to drive positive economic and social growth in Africa by providing an internationally trusted platform through which individuals, organisations and institutions across the world interact and partner with Africa. We’re making Africa’s most exciting and unique opportunities accessible to talented professionals, students, leaders and influencers, whilst providing a platform to empower and enable those individuals to contribute to Africa's economic and social growth and development story.
Oxford Africa Society
The Oxford University Africa Society (AfriSoc) focuses on African affairs at the University of Oxford. The Society seeks to set the agenda for the future of the African Continent by providing a platform for students hailing from or interested in Africa to critically engage. Above all, AfriSoc is a community of change agents passionate about Africa.
Mansa Gold
We are a premium bean to bar chocolate company located in the heart of Accra. We take the finest ingredients, utilise the best of technology infused with creative culinary arts and genuine love to create rich, smooth, melt- in-the-mouth uniquely flavoured chocolate.
At Mansa Gold each gram of chocolate is infused with the spirit of Ghana and its people. When you eat our chocolate, know who we are. Appreciate the depth of character and fullness of flavour that comes only from the determination to produce the very best.
Local Village Africa
Local Village Africa is a Food & Beverage Startup that sources uniquely African ingredients farmed in rural communities to create whole-foods for the conscious consumer.
Gold Coast Roasters
We are the Coffee people. Gold Coast Roasters was formed in 2017 by four individuals who fervently believed they can change the way coffee is produced, consumed and exported in Ghana through holistic production. With 90 years experience in various practices between them, the four partners set out a 5 year plan to shape perceptions on how coffee is produced and consumed in our part of the world by consistently delivering and innovating with quality.
Menya Accelerator
Menya Accelerator is a pioneering one-year entrepreneurship program tailored specifically for young Burundian entrepreneurs. Founded with the vision of addressing the pressing need for quality training and support in the growing entrepreneurial landscape of Burundi, Menya Accelerator aims to equip aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the necessary skills and resources to thrive in their ventures.