How it works

From idea to crowd-funded.

A guided, AI-scored incubation marketplace built for African AI founders.

Phase 1

Submit & protect

Use the guided wizard. Your idea is timestamped and stored privately the moment you submit. Cryptographic hash on file for any future dispute.

Phase 2

Score & improve

Live Unicorn Score across six categories. Below 60 stays in incubation — you keep improving for free. 60+ unlocks publishing.

Phase 3

Pay $10 once

Your lifetime listing fee. AI Central Africa takes 13% as standard pre-seed equity, held by our holding company and diluted normally with future rounds.

Phase 4

Raise from the crowd

Anyone invests from $1, capped at $1,000 per idea. You can never float more than 50% — we create more units at perceived valuation to raise more, in small bits.

Built-in protections

Idea timestamping

Every submission gets a SHA-256-style hash and a notary certificate — your poor-man's patent.

Investor caps

$1,000 max per investor per idea. 7-day cooling-off after first investment.

Anti-gaming scoring

Cross-validation questions, mandatory proof attachments, time-locked score lifts, investor flagging.

Compliance path

On track for full Kenya CMA crowdfunding licence. Funds held in escrow via licensed payment partners.

The economics

$10
One-time platform fee
13%
Platform equity (dilutes normally)
$1
Minimum investment
$1,000
Cap per investor per idea
50%
Max float by founders
60+
Score required to publish