Akili is a long-term Africa-focused brand that aims to build, buy, and invest in the African continent for the benefit of the African century. Unlike traditional venture capital firms, Akili is a flexible operating company that invests, co-creates, acquires, and scales new ventures. They are actively involved in supporting and sometimes operating their portfolio companies, and they also finance and build connective tissue between and adjacent to their portfolio companies, leveraging their assets and networks to give their ventures an unfair advantage.

Akili is focused on long-term compounding growth in Africa and offers a unique ability to invest broadly in Africa's future. As Africa emerges as the fastest growing continent in terms of population and GDP, Akili recognizes that the most important problems and biggest opportunities of the 21st century lie in Africa. They believe in the potential of an African century, where Africa plays a leading role in humanity's growth and survival, and they are dedicated to identifying, supporting, and building alongside African entrepreneurs and creatives.

Akili operates multiple investment platforms in areas such as climate, health, the future of work, media, commerce, and the diaspora. They actively ecosystem build by identifying adjacent opportunities to build services and infrastructure that support their portfolio and increase their value add. Overall, Akili is committed to creating long-term compounding growth in Africa through a diversified portfolio of interconnected cash flow generating businesses and assets.

They work with capital partners of all kinds, operating platforms that buy, build, and invest. With a focus on climate initiatives and media, Akili aims to strengthen African culture and talent while providing opportunities for growth and reach to their portfolio and partners