In Northern Nigeria, plastic waste piles up on streets while local manufacturers shut down because they can't afford imported raw materials. Engr. Wilson James Toro saw both problems and realised they were actually one solution.

$1 billion. That's the total funding raised by AfricArena alumni startups since we opened our doors in 2017. Not a projection. Not a target. A result, quietly accumulated across hundreds of founder journeys, pitch stages, late-night conversations, and deals that started with a handshake in a room we helped fill.

In many parts of Africa, the biggest challenge in healthcare isn't treatment, it's detection. By the time a patient reaches a specialist, it's often too late. The system is overloaded, resources are stretched, and the people best positioned to catch diseases early, nurses and community health workers, are left without the tools they need. That's the gap AI Diagnostics set out to close.