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Inventions found, evaluated and protected, in six regions.
Meet young inventors from Africa and, member by member, from every region of the network, with a clear evaluation and patent status before the first call.
A pipeline the market does not yet see.
Most inventors in developing regions never reach an investor. Each member finds them, evaluates their work, helps protect it and brings it to you ready for a serious conversation.
Earlier access
See protected, evaluated inventions before they reach crowded accelerator demo days.
Evaluated, not raw
Every invention has passed independent review for originality, feasibility and market potential.
Protection in progress
Patent status is clear: searched, filed, pending or granted, with the documents to prove it.
Six regions, one door
As members open, one relationship with the network gives access to inventions from every region.
Impact you can report
Each agreement comes with jobs, skills and development data you can use in your own reporting.
First buyers lined up
Many inventions arrive with a government or corporate pilot under the First Buyer pledge.
A clear dossier for every invention.
Before any introduction, the member prepares a standard dossier, so that every conversation starts from the same verified facts.
- Evaluation
- Scored on originality, feasibility, market and team
- IP status
- Search report and filing record
- Prototype
- Stage, test results and cost to scale
- Market
- Target customers, pilots and letters of interest
- Inventor
- Profile, goals and the terms sought
- Consent
- Shared only with the inventor's written agreement
Choose how you take part.
Every agreement is concluded directly between you and the inventor, under applicable law, with independent advice on both sides.
Licensing
Pay royalties to make, use or sell a protected invention in your markets.
Equity
Invest in a new company formed around the invention.
Revenue share
Fund production in return for a share of sales over a set period.
Co-development
Contribute engineering, manufacturing or distribution in exchange for agreed rights.
Prize and fund sponsorship
Support a prize category or a member's Patent Fee Fund as a philanthropic partner.
First Buyer pilots
Commit, as a company or public agency, to pilot one invention each year.
From registration to closing.
- Phase 1Register
Tell the member concerned your sectors, stages, regions and ticket size.
- Phase 2Receive matches
Receive dossiers that fit your mandate, shared with the inventor's consent.
- Phase 3Meet and review
Meet the inventor and carry out your own due diligence, directly.
- Phase 4Agree and close
Terms are agreed between you and the inventor; the member's success share is disclosed from the start.
Every kind of investor.
Angel investors
Individuals backing early inventions in sectors they know.
Venture capital
Funds looking for protected technology with regional or global reach.
Corporations
Companies seeking licences, partnerships and new suppliers.
Development finance
Institutions that back innovation, jobs and climate resilience.
Diaspora investors
Professionals investing in the regions they come from.
Foundations
Philanthropies funding prizes, Patent Fee Funds and inventor training.
Inventor-first, and transparent with you.
Inventors Unleashed and its members do not offer or sell securities, hold investor funds or provide investment advice. Introductions are for information only.
Each member's Ventures company earns a success share, disclosed in writing before any introduction, and only after an agreement closes. Inventors keep ownership of their patents unless they choose to sell or license them.
Investing in early-stage inventions carries a high risk of loss. Seek independent legal, tax and financial advice.
Back the inventors who will lift whole regions.
Register your interest with a member.
Investor registration is handled by each member. Kuumba · Africa Inventions accepts registrations now; the other members record interest as they prepare to open.
No idea or prototype is too small. Members other than Kuumba · Africa Inventions open submissions as their founding partners are confirmed; you may register your interest with them now.
Unsure which member serves you? Call the coordinating office: +1 510-902-8741
Every invention began with a question.
How do we solve a problem that keeps returning in our lives or in our communities? How do we improve a solution that exists but still falls short? Most of history's great inventions began there.
- 01Ask
What problem could you solve today? Which existing invention or solution could you make better, cheaper, safer or easier to use?
- 02Write it down
Set out the problem and your idea on paper, with a sketch if you can. Date it and keep it. A written idea can be tested, improved and protected.
- 03Contact us
When you believe you have the solution, or even part of it, submit it through the member for your region. We will help you with the rest.
Three questions to start your notebook
- What wastes time, money or energy in your home, farm, school or business every week?
- What tool or service almost works, but fails the people who need it most?
- What problem do people around you simply accept because no one has fixed it?
No one will build our future for us.
No one else will solve our problems, transform our raw materials, or invent and create in our place. The time has come to stop waiting for others and to act, starting today.
- Solve a problem.
- Propose a solution.
- Build what comes next.
Every problem we solve brings us closer to well-being and a better future for the generations that follow.