Funding the intersection of code and content. We support open-source tools, AI integration, and new revenue models for African media.
Technologies we are actively investing in.
Automated fact-checking, transcription pipelines, and personalized content delivery algorithms.
VPN infrastructure, DDoS protection, and secure whistleblowing platforms (SecureDrop).
Interactive maps, scrollytelling engines, and AR/VR storytelling experiments.
Blockchain-based subscription models and creator economy tools.
A WhatsApp bot that uses NLP to automatically verify viral rumors in Swahili.
Real-time mapping of rural water shortages using SMS reports from citizens.
A friction-free micropayment wall allowing readers to pay 100 TZS per article via M-Pesa.