roundwork

Roundwork for Partners

Back more founders. We run the raises.

For incubators, accelerators and venture funds that back African founders and want them funding ready, and funded.

Three kinds of partner

Three partners. Three different jobs.

Each kind of partner backs founders at a different point. We do a different job for each.

01 / Incubators

We get them ready.

Incubators build companies. We make them investable. We join your programme as an independent partner and go through every company with a fine-tooth comb, the way an investment committee would, so founders graduate ready to raise.

  • An investor-grade readiness review of the cohort
  • Which companies are fundable now, and what the rest need
  • Deck, data room, cap table and financial story fixed
  • A clear raise plan: how much, from whom, and when

02 / Accelerators

We take them further.

Demo day is where most programmes end and most raises stall. We come in as an independent partner and run the raise for your graduates through to close, so the programme ends in a round, not just a pitch, and your team can focus on the next cohort.

  • A raise track that starts where your programme ends
  • 717 investors, not just the ones in the room on demo day
  • Introductions, follow-ups, meetings and diligence, handled
  • Reporting on every company, through to close

03 / Venture funds

We source, we prepare, we manage.

A team on the ground for funds that want more of Africa than their own team can cover. We find companies that fit your mandate, get them ready for your investment committee, and look after them once you invest.

  • Sourcing and screening against your mandate
  • Companies prepared for your investment committee
  • Portfolio support: reporting, follow-ons and next rounds
  • Coverage across markets where you have no team

Incubators and accelerators

A partner in your programme, not a cost to it.

We work alongside your team as an independent partner, shaped around how your programme is funded. Either way, we are paid when your founders succeed.

Equity programmes

We share the upside.

If your programme takes equity, we share in it with you. We raise for your companies, the value of the portfolio grows, and we only win when you do.

Funded programmes

We work on commission.

If your programme is grant or sponsor funded, we work on a commission on capital raised. It takes the raise off your team's shoulders without adding to your budget.

Terms are set per programme and agreed in writing before the first founder is selected.

How it works

Source. Select. Build. Raise. Report.

01

Source

We find founders who fit your mandate, through our network, your programme or open applications.

02

Select

Every founder is reviewed on merit. You see the shortlist and the reasoning behind it.

03

Build

Deck, data room and financial story, made investor ready before anyone is approached.

04

Raise

The full Roundwork raise: matching, introductions, follow-ups, meetings and diligence.

05

Report

Clear reporting on every company: investors reached, meetings held and capital raised.

What partners get

A programme built around your mandate.

  • A cohort of founders selected on merit, sized to your programme.
  • Readiness work for every company: deck, data room and financial story.
  • The full Roundwork raise, on a network of 717 investors mapped for African raises.
  • Regular reporting you can take to your board, funders or LPs.
  • A named team accountable for every raise in the cohort.
  • A programme designed around your mandate, sector or region.

Principles

Clear roles, from day one.

Selection stays on merit.

We only take on founders we believe can raise. A partnership never buys a founder a place.

Founders stay in control.

Founders approve every investor before we make contact, whoever the partner is.

Terms are clear from the start.

Scope, reporting and how fees work are agreed in writing before the first founder is selected.

Enquire

Let's design a programme together.

Tell us who you back and what you want to achieve. Every partnership is shaped around the partner, so we start with a conversation, not a price list.