WASV connects founders, researchers, investors, and institutions across West Africa and Silicon Valley.
"Think of it as West Africa planting a permanent flag in the Valley. By building a recognized innovation identity, West Africa is showing up as a serious player rather than just a visitor."
Structured pathway from West Africa to Silicon Valley's top accelerators and investors.
A permanent organizational architecture.
Diaspora capital, government backing, and frontier technology alignment in one system.
WASV operates across six interconnected domains that reinforce each other within a single institutional architecture.
Connecting West African founders to early-stage capital, co-investment networks, and Silicon Valley's leading accelerators.
A structured, selective pathway from application through preparation to placement in world-class US acceleration programs. An acceptance rate that means something.
Positioning West African talent at the frontier of artificial intelligence, systems engineering, and the technologies that will define the next generation of global industry.
Institutional-grade research on West African innovation ecosystems, diaspora capital deployment, and frontier technology policy.
Engaging governments, development finance institutions, and multilateral bodies to shape the policy architecture that enables West African innovation to compete globally.
Mobilizing the West African professionals embedded in Silicon Valley as mentors, connectors, operators, and early-stage investors.
Advisors, institutional partners, and the founding team building WASV.
Co-Founder Bekkr Technologies Inc& Managing Partner Dillen & Company
Investment professional, infrastructure & financing across Africa. Stanford GSB Impact Leader Prize winner.
Associate, McKinsey & Company (San Francisco Office)
We're building a curated network of 100 exceptional Ghanaian and Nigerian technology professionals in the Bay Area.
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WASV is building the institutional infrastructure that permanently makes West Africa a recognized force in the global innovation economy.