Building
Value.
A portfolio of strategic interventions across technology, luxury, and human capital—market-shaping engines designed for Africa's emerging economy.
Current Ventures
DAZL Daily & DAZL Digital
A visual-only, AI-powered news platform targeting the Nigerian entertainment and political news market. DAZL represents a bet on the future of news consumption in Africa: mobile-first, visual-native, and algorithmically curated.
ESSORO
A premium Nigerian home fragrance brand that elevates everyday sensory experiences with distinctly African scent profiles, combining sophisticated product design with a brand narrative rooted in African identity.
Umotuntun AfriFutures
An ambitious initiative to transform Africa’s demographic dividend into a competitive advantage by building a continent-wide talent pipeline in STEM, digital skills, and artificial intelligence.
A 20-Year Track Record of
Building and Exiting.
Fakuade has built and exited multiple companies over a career spanning more than two decades. His ventures have spanned technology solutions, media production, and professional services.
Each exit has deepened his understanding of market dynamics, capital allocation, and the operational realities of scaling organisations in African markets.
The Architecture of
Innovation.
Building innovation ecosystems is not about opening a tech hub and hoping for the best. It requires intentional design of the relationships between infrastructure, talent, capital, regulation, and culture.
Fakuade’s approach draws on his academic training in cluster economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School, his practical experience building Ekiti’s innovation infrastructure, and his entrepreneurial understanding of what startups actually need to thrive.
Ekiti Knowledge Zone
A planned innovation district for technology, enterprise, and research with specialized zones for agtech, medical devices, and software engineering.
StartUp Garage & Makerspace
Physical infrastructure for experimentation, rapid prototyping, and product development across a distributed network.
STEM Pipeline Development
End-to-end talent cultivation from primary school STEAM bootcamps through to strategic university partnerships.
Umotuntun STEM Pods
Solar-powered, Starlink-enabled innovation hubs bringing world-class learning to underserved communities across Africa.
Ecosystem Coordination
Leveraging government’s convening power to create conditions where private sector innovation can flourish.
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