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AfricanCrowd is a platform being built to enable thoughtful, transparent participation in African SMEs. We focus on preparation, trust, and long-term value creation, supporting founders and everyday participants through responsible, well-structured engagement.

Three questions about your money, answered simply.Can AfricanCrowd spend my money? No. It sits in a custody account at A...
10/10/2026

Three questions about your money, answered simply.

Can AfricanCrowd spend my money? No. It sits in a custody account at Access Bank, separate from our own accounts, and an independent counter-signatory is needed to move it.

What if the business does not reach its target? Every campaign is all or nothing, so you get a full refund.

Why should I trust a founder I have never met? Before a campaign opens to the public, the founder must secure 20 percent of the target from their own network. That is skin in the game, shown before any stranger is asked. Ultimately you have to take the step to trust them, however, it carries no guarantees as you will see below.

One thing no safeguard changes: a business can still struggle, and your share can lose value. We will be honest about that next week too.

Which should we answer first next week?
A. What do I actually own?
B. What can go wrong?

Reply A or B. More at africancrowd.capital

Quick myth to clear up: “Investing is for rich people.”Before you read on, guess. What is the least you can put into a b...
09/10/2026

Quick myth to clear up: “Investing is for rich people.”

Before you read on, guess. What is the least you can put into a business on AfricanCrowd?

A) P150
B) P1,500
C) P15,000

The answer is A. P150 is roughly the price of a decent lunch out in Gaborone. You do not need a lot to start, and you never need to put in more than you are comfortable with.

Did you guess right? Yes or no.

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What happens if a business does not raise its full target?You get everything back.Every campaign on AfricanCrowd is all ...
08/10/2026

What happens if a business does not raise its full target?

You get everything back.

Every campaign on AfricanCrowd is all or nothing. A business sets a target. If the target is reached, the money is released to the business. If it is not, every contribution is refunded in full through BACH.

There is no partial raise where a business gets half the money it needs and struggles on. Either it has enough to do what it promised, or nobody’s money moves.

[20%] Before a campaign opens to the public, the founder must also secure 20 percent of the target from their own network. That is skin in the game. It shows people who have never met the founder that the business already has real backing.

Does a full refund make you more comfortable backing a local business? Yes or no.

Where does your money go when you invest on AfricanCrowd?Not to us.Every contribution is held in a custody account at Ac...
06/10/2026

Where does your money go when you invest on AfricanCrowd?

Not to us.

Every contribution is held in a custody account at Access Bank, separate from AfricanCrowd's own accounts. Moving money out needs an independent counter-signatory, so nobody at AfricanCrowd can simply withdraw it.

It stays there until the business reaches its full target. Only then is it released.

Tomorrow: what happens if the target is not reached.

Did you know your money would be held in a bank custody account and never by the platform? Yes or no.

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If you put P150 into a local business, what would you want to know first?A. Where your money sits while you waitB. What ...
05/10/2026

If you put P150 into a local business, what would you want to know first?

A. Where your money sits while you wait
B. What happens if the business does not reach its target
C. What you actually own if it does

These are the right questions. Over the next two weeks we are answering them one by one, in plain words.

So start us off. Just reply A, B or C.

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Two weeks ago we started asking you to look around.At the shelf, where homegrown brands now sit next to imported ones. A...
02/10/2026

Two weeks ago we started asking you to look around.

At the shelf, where homegrown brands now sit next to imported ones. At your feed, where small businesses take orders in the comments. At the plaza, where the newest spot often has the longest queue.

You noticed. One of you reminded us that shelves once carried mostly international brands, and that today you can see Botswana on them.

That noticing is where a scout starts. Then comes the real work: once we approve, a scout approaches the owner, introduces AfricanCrowd and invites them to take the next step. If that sounds like you, apply at africancrowd.capital/scouts/

Before the weekend, one simple question. Which business would you back? Name it below.

Three questions people ask about becoming a scout, answered straight.Do I need money to be a scout?No. You do not invest...
01/10/2026

Three questions people ask about becoming a scout, answered straight.

Do I need money to be a scout?
No. You do not invest anything, and you never handle anyone's money. Scouts introduce businesses, nothing more.

Do I have to sell anything?
You do not sell investments, pitch to investors or give advice. There is real work, though. You find a good business, record it with us, and once we approve, you approach the owner, introduce AfricanCrowd and invite them to confirm their interest. From there, every assessment and decision is made by our team.

Am I paid?
Yes. Scouts are independent, and AfricanCrowd pays you as the businesses you introduce reach defined stages. The business owner never pays a scout anything.

Every scout goes through a selection and onboarding process first. Find out more and apply at africancrowd.capital/scouts/

What else would you want to know before becoming a scout? Ask below.

Sixty years ago today, Botswana became independent.For most families, life moved between the village, the masimo and the...
30/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, Botswana became independent.

For most families, life moved between the village, the masimo and the cattle post. The country had about 12 km of tarred road. Its new capital, Gaborone, was still being built, because until then the protectorate had been run from Mafikeng, outside its own borders.

What Botswana had was a habit of building together. Neighbours ploughed each other's fields in letsema. Friends pooled their savings in motshelo.

And in the early 1970s, when the nation set out to build its own university campus in Gaborone, the call went out through the kgotla: Motho le motho kgomo, each person, a cow. Families gave cattle, money and grain. Everyone gave what they had. That campus became the University of Botswana.

Sixty years on, the same spirit lives in the small businesses carrying jobs and households across the country. At AfricanCrowd, we believe many people, each putting in what they can, can still build what no one could alone.

Which local business do you want to celebrate today? Tell us below.

Kopano ke thata. Happy Independence Day. P**a!

Who can be a scout?The combi driver who knows which stops are always busy. The hairdresser who sees which new products e...
28/09/2026

Who can be a scout?

The combi driver who knows which stops are always busy. The hairdresser who sees which new products everyone is asking for. The teacher who buys lunch from the same vendor every day and watches the queue grow. The student who orders from the same small brand every month. The shop assistant who notices which suppliers keep coming back.

Different jobs, different towns. What they share is that they notice.

You do not need a finance background. You do not need to know anyone important. You only need to know a good business when you see one, and be willing to point us to it.

When a business you bring raises on AfricanCrowd, you share in the outcome. More at africancrowd.capital/scouts/

So tell us: which business do you see every week that deserves more?

Yesterday we said real demand is visible in public and someone has to point at it. Most Batswana already do this every w...
25/09/2026

Yesterday we said real demand is visible in public and someone has to point at it. Most Batswana already do this every week without calling it anything.

Someone needs a plumber, a cake for Saturday, a place that will actually fix the car properly. You give them a name. You do it because you know the work is good and you want the person to be looked after.
Think of the plaza you stop at most often.

There is usually one spot in it that feels newer than the rest. The coffee place someone opened in a small unit and painted themselves. The nail studio that is fully booked by Wednesday. The food spot with a queue at lunch that was not there last year. The barber everyone posts about.

These are young businesses that found something people want, fast. The owner is usually still behind the counter, still answering the messages, still doing everything.

A few of them are at the point where capital changes what happens next. A second unit. Better equipment. Stock to meet demand they are already turning away.

The people who see it first are the ones who go there every week.

That is what a scout does. More at africancrowd.capital/scouts/

So tell us: which new spot near you deserves to be much bigger?

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