THE QUESTION
Do we know enough to make the right decisions?
African Ecosystems Intelligence (AEI) is exploring a new approach to answering that question.
We combine technology, data, local research and ecosystem expertise to build a richer, more current picture of Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystems and turn that intelligence into practical action.
Because knowing who is in an ecosystem is only the beginning. The real value comes from understanding:
Who is being reached?
Who is missing?
Where are the gaps?
Where is support being duplicated?
Where are businesses struggling to find the resources they need?
And where could capital, programmes and partnerships have greater impact?
BUILT FOR REALITY
Look beyond the obvious data.
Digital discovery
Find businesses, programmes and ecosystem actors across websites, social platforms and emerging data sources.
Local verification
Work with locally based researchers and partners who understand the context behind the data.
Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystems cannot always be understood through conventional datasets alone.
Connected intelligence
Reveal relationships between entrepreneurs, capital, programmes, markets and institutions.
Strategic action
Translate patterns and gaps into recommendations for investment, policy and programme design.
INTELLIGENCE THAT LEADS TO ACTION
We are not building databases for the sake of building databases.
Redesign an entrepreneurship programme
Identify an underserved business segment
Direct capital towards an opportunity
Improve referrals between support organisations
Strengthen policy with better evidence
Identify where new infrastructure is needed
The objective is simple: turn ecosystem data into better decisions.