Raise your
first serious round.
A 6-week live cohort for African founders. 24 seats, twice a year. Led by founders who've done it — and the investors who've funded them.
Rolling admissions · Decisions within 2 weeks
Founders ready to run a proper first raise.
Full-time founders
You're all-in on the company. This isn't for people testing an idea on the side.
Past MVP
You've shipped something. There are users, or paying customers, or serious signal.
Raising in 6 months
You've decided to raise. This programme is a runway to your first serious round.
The curriculum.
One live session Tuesday, one Thursday. Every week ends with a real deliverable.
Getting your story straight
The market slide, done properly
Metrics that matter
Building your investor pipeline
The meeting itself
Terms, close, and beyond
Practitioners, not lecturers.
Led by a founder who's raised $12m across 3 rounds, with guest faculty who are actively building or investing today.
Ex-founder of a healthtech company that raised $12m across seed to Series A. Now investing part-time at a $50m Africa fund.
10 years investing in African startups. Sits on the boards of 14 companies. Leads Week 4 & 6.
Ran finance through a $28m Series B raise. Leads the metrics week and the cap-table workshop.
YC alum, closed a $6m seed with 40+ term sheets across 12 weeks. Leads the investor-pipeline week.
180 founders. $47m raised.
“I closed a $2m seed 11 weeks after graduating. The Compass framework got me there.”
“Went into the cohort with a napkin deck. Left with 40 investor meetings booked.”
“The best money I ever spent on my company. Full stop.”
“Six weeks. One raise. A cohort I'm still in touch with two years later.”
“The metrics week alone was worth 10x the price.”
“I came in nervous about the round. I left with a signed term sheet.”
“I raised $2m in the 11 weeks after graduating. The Compass framework got me there.”
What founders say after.
“I raised $2m in the 11 weeks after graduating. The Compass framework got me there.”
“Adaeze has done this three times herself. It shows in every session.”
“The cohort became my closest founder network. Two years later, we still talk weekly.”
“Live sessions with real investors on the call — no other cohort I've seen does this properly.”
“I came in with an idea. Left with a first round closed at ₦380m post-money.”
“The best money I have ever spent on my company. Full stop.”
Common questions.
African founders raising their first serious round — anywhere from $500k pre-seed to a $5m seed. You should be full-time on the company, past MVP, and planning to raise inside 6 months.
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Applications close Sep 14, 2026. Start your application — it takes about 20 minutes.