Silicon Xchange × Asana: Africa–Silicon Valley + OpenAI @ SF Tech Week

Capital, talent and ideas cross borders through people. Join founders, investors and operators for candid stories about building, backing and expanding companies between Africa and Silicon Valley.

ARRIVE EARLY · TURKISH AIRLINES RAFFLE

Enter in person from 5:00–5:19 PM only. Turkish Airlines will join us at the close for a brief introduction and the raffle draw. Be in the room on time.

OPENAI SPECIAL GUEST

An OpenAI special guest joins Ashley Njoroge for a practical, peer-to-peer conversation on real AI and Codex workflows: what teams tried, what changed, and what builders can use now.

THE CONVERSATIONS

THE $75M ACQUISITION

Bernard Aceituno (StackAI) with Robin Johnson (DYO OS)

How a buyer saw the company’s value, what nearly derailed the deal, and what founders can do before an offer appears. Asana’s acquisition of StackAI was reported at about $75 million.

INVESTOR PANEL - What happens after a founder leaves the room?

Mike Mompi and Sir John Lazar (Enza Capital), with Suubi Nambwayo (Oceanic Partners); moderated by Chinedu Udeogu

A peer-to-peer, under-the-hood look at what investors probe, what builds conviction, and what founders can do with those questions. Enza’s first fund backed 23 companies and made 12 follow-on investments. Suubi brings a private-markets perspective on secondaries and late-stage deals—and the early cap-table, term-sheet, board and governance decisions that matter later.

BUILDING ACROSS MARKETS

Yousra Gaballah (Sprintly Partners), in conversation with Arielle Achman

From Amazon, Uber, Careem and Vodafone to high-growth startups: when expansion makes sense, what changes across markets, and how relationships become business outcomes.

FROM VC TO FOUNDER · $6M RAISED

Yousuf Khan (Clario; formerly Ridge Ventures)

A founder’s view of the other side of the table: what changed after Clario came out of stealth with a $6 million raise.

FOUNDER STORIES · 5 MINUTES, YOUR WAY

Hosted by Uche Kene · Elvin (Klo), Fela Akinse (Trotta) and Alex Tsado (UduTech)

Each founder gets five minutes to share whatever they want, in whatever style works: a story, demo, lesson, ask, or mix.

A curated, peer-to-peer room for investors deploying capital, founders raising or expanding internationally, and operators building across geographies. If you are moving between Africa and Silicon Valley, join us at SF Tech Week.

Hosted by Silicon Xchange × Asana.

In Partnership with: Turkish Airlines