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D-Fund
D-Fund is a platform dedicated to supporting African entrepreneurs by facilitating connections among talents, co-founders, mentors, and investors, primarily in East Africa.
Overview
What D-Fund does
What D-Fund is
D-Fund is a platform dedicated to supporting African entrepreneurs by facilitating connections among talents, co-founders, mentors, and investors, primarily in East Africa.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
Find D-Fund elsewhere
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Capability profile
D-Fund as a community
Community overview
D-Fund is an organization focused on supporting African entrepreneurs through a comprehensive platform that facilitates connections, collaboration, and growth. It was founded with the aim of addressing the visibility gap in the African startup ecosystem, particularly in East Africa, starting with countries like Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda.
Community focus
D-Fund provides a marketplace that offers various resources for entrepreneurs, including access to funding, talent, and tools necessary for business growth. The organization emphasizes a multi-product approach to support startups and is particularly focused on the East African region.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 15, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Africa
Community activity
- Annual events
- 3
Events and activity
D-Fund organizes several events aimed at connecting entrepreneurs and investors, including the East Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on March 15, 2024, the Tech Innovation Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on March 22, 2024, and the Investor Pitch Night in Kampala, Uganda on April 5, 2024.
Capability profile
D-Fund as an event host
Event focus
D-Fund is focused on supporting African entrepreneurs by providing a comprehensive platform that facilitates connections, collaboration, and growth. The organization aims to address the visibility gap in the African startup ecosystem, particularly in East Africa, starting with countries like Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda.
Format narrative
D-Fund organizes various events aimed at connecting entrepreneurs and investors, including summits, workshops, and pitch nights.
Participant value
D-Fund offers a marketplace with resources for entrepreneurs, including access to funding, talent, and tools necessary for business growth, emphasizing a multi-product approach to support startups in East Africa.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit, workshop, and pitch-night
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 15, 2024
- Next event location
- Kigali, Rwanda
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- Africa
Common questions
What to know about D-Fund
Upseed classifies D-Fund under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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