Our Impact

Since our founding in 2010, African Diaspora Network has built a vibrant global community that harnesses the intellectual, social, and financial capital of Africans in the diaspora and friends of Africa. Together, we advance business, innovation, and economic development across Africa and the communities we live in.

Since 2010, we have convened over 11,000 people on entrepreneurship, investment, innovation, and human capital development.

Successfully completed nine African Diaspora Investment Symposiums (ADIS), held in Santa Clara County, California between 2016-2024 with 2 symposiums virtually in 2021 and 2022. Between our African Diaspora Investment Symposium and Impact and Innovation Forums, ADN has engaged 115 countries.

Over the last seven years we have trained 163 entrepreneurs across our 3 accelerator programs.

Committed to respecting and honoring the identities, histories, and lived experiences of those we serve, while fostering collaboration across differences. ADN is recognized for our ability to bring global communities together.

68+ ecosystem partnerships formed. ADN is a catalyst for building partnerships with leading organizations to enable more entrepreneurs to gain access to resources. Some of these partners include Bill.com, Stanford SEED, Stanford University; Conrad Hilton Foundation; Mastercard Foundation Scholars; Segal Family Foundation Africa Visionary Fellows; The Harambeans; Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University; MIT Lab; Africa America Institute; Ashesi University; and Frugal Innovation, Santa Clara University.

A stellar and committed team and dedicated board of directors and advisors