Gumi multiplies innovation and impact outcomes across Africa. We help organizations and their backers achieve exceptional results through practical knowledge, tools, and expert advisory.
We’ll support you in building a transformative organization, at full strength when conditions permit, with intelligent constraints when they don’t, but always transformative.
We are going deeper on three themes in 2026: building intelligence foundations, embedding impact in operations, companies building what Africa needs next.
Helping established enterprises design innovation programs that build the Africa's next wave of solutions.
Read about the nine innovation pathways
We pursue our mission by partnering with transformative commercial and social ventures through four core capabilities:
01 - Grain Essential knowledge for organizations in Africa we produce high-quality, contextual insights in the formats and on the platforms you prefer.
02 - Popsicle Free, refreshingly practical tools and frameworks battle-tested over 8 years of work across Africa.
03 - Adinkra Practical advisory not theoretical consulting, trainings, and technical support you can apply immediately.
04 - Capital We invest in asymmetric, underdog ideas poised to dramatically improve African lives.
Everything we offer comes from years of working across the continent—listening to founders, funders, donors supporting ventures, and learning what actually enables market creation and lasting impact. The log below show some of the people our people have worked with. If you're working on something that matters and want to talk to us, reach out. We're genuinely interested in hearing what you're building.