UK-AFRICA
ECOSYSTEM DAY

The flagship gathering for African founders, delegations and ecosystem leaders at London Tech Week

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Curated for connection, learning and collaboration during:

F2F Sandbox hosts its annual gathering for Africa's visiting ecosystem founders, operators and investors together with the best of the UK support ecosystem during London Tech Week. In a nutshell a physical Sandbox to allow you to experiment and build your UK Market Entry Support Stack all under one roof.

🗓️ Wednesday, 11 June @ 15:30 – 22:30

📍 Uncommon Liverpool Street, London

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What is the day about?

The F2F Sandbox UK-Africa Ecosystem Day in collaboration with the London Africa Network is not a conference or traditional networking event. It’s a physical sandbox for African founders and UK partners and enablers to connect, experiment, connect and create opportunities:

  • Hosting visiting African Founder Delegations during London Tech Week

  • Plugging them into the best of the UK Support Ecosystem to foster practical learning and collaboration opportunities

  • New this year bringing together a pool of UK Founders looking to learn about and engage in opportunities to scale into Africa markets

  • Creating opportunities for peer to peer connections, learnings and partnerships between these UK and African Founders

  • Topping it off with the London Africa Network ecosystem mixer to connect attendees into the wider UK-Africa ecosystem

Check out the video from last year’s London Tech Week 2024 event.

Headline Sponsor

Proudly joining us as headline sponsors this year, Kaoun International, organiser of GITEX events globally, brings two powerful new chapters to the continent’s innovation landscape.

GITEX NIGERIA - 1st - 4th September 2025, is West Africa’s largest tech and startup event a gateway into Nigeria’s dynamic digital transformation and a front-row seat to its thriving innovation ecosystem.

GITEX KENYA - debuting in May 2026, will be East Africa’s largest AI and innovation gathering, spotlighting Kenya’s rising influence in AI, data, and frontier technologies shaping Africa’s

Sandbox Sessions

This drop-in style setup allows for curated expert connections and support with UK-based ecosystem leaders on building your UK Market Support Stack. Got a question or a query on UK Market Access - one of our team can sit down and chat with you.

Live Fireside Podcast

In collaboration with The Startup Leap Podcast co-host, Yvonne Bajela, we bring together some of the UK’s leading operators building between the UK and Africa to talk about what it really takes to navigate and build between these two worlds.

London Africa Mixer

Co-hosted with the London Africa Network, this evening mixer opens the doors to the broader UK–Africa ecosystem for visiting founders to connect with London’s top operators, funders and diaspora builders over a South African Braai and drinks.

AGENDA

14:30 - Registration & Welcomes

15:00 - Sandbox Sessions

18:00 - Fireside Chat Podcast

19:00 - London Africa Mixer

22:00 - Closing Time

*14:30 - 19:00 is exclusively for visiting African Founder Delegations with the London Africa Mixer opening up for the wider ecosystem.

VISITING DELEGATIONS

We are delighted to welcome African founders from across several African Nations including sponsored delegations from South Africa 🇿🇦, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Kenya 🇰🇪 and Ghana 🇬🇭.

Big thank you to the organisations funding these founders to join us as part of the wider London Tech Week activities.

Sandbox Ecosystem Partners

Media Partner

How to get involved?

With multiple activities happening across the day we have different ways for you to get involved. Just select the drop down on the right that best describes you and find out how to get involved. Or don’t see yourself or have a partnership idea?

Reach us at: sandbox@ventures54.com

  • An African Startup Founder or Delegation in town for London Tech Week then join us for the entire day from the Sandbox Sessions to the London Africa Mixer.

    1) A visiting African Founder and wish to join you can apply here.

    2) If you represent an African Founder Startup Delegation then email sandbox@ventures54.com to enquire about partnerships to join.

  • If you are an organisation operating in the UK-Africa ecosystem support space who wants to join as an expert contributor or sponsor for any or all elements of the events.

    Then email sandbox@ventures54.com to express your interest to support.

  • For all members of the London Africa Network and broader UK based ecosystem please join us for the evening London Africa Mixer as an opportunity to meet those African Founders & Startup Delegations in town.

    See the section below to register to join the London Africa Mixer.

Join us for the London Africa Mixer

Are you part of the London Africa Network and wider UK-Africa Ecosystem who wants to meet the delegations and vibe with people from the ecosystem to close out London Tech Week? Then join is for the London Africa Network Mixer.