From the stories we tell to the places we build, every company is rooted in Africa's people, culture, and history — and made with the care of a storyteller, so it communicates something. Media is the lens we bring to all of it, whatever form the work takes.
We build and back companies that share the uniqueness of Africa — her people, her culture, her history — with the world. Some are media in the obvious sense: journalism, research, books, film, language. Others are not. A place you can stay. A table you can sit at. A way of learning. What ties them together is a sensibility, not a sector — each one made with the care of a storyteller, so it says something true about Africa.
Within that frame, three things matter to us.
The company shares something true about Africa — her people, culture, or history — with the world. It can take any form: media in the obvious sense, or a place, a product, an experience. What matters is that sharing Africa is what it is for.
African specificity is built into what the company is, not applied as theme or branding. It could not be itself without its African roots.
It can stand against the best in its category, anywhere. We don't accept a discount.
Dissimilar Media Ventures is built to hold for the long term. The companies we care about — the ones that share Africa well — compound over decades, not quarters. Our structure is built for that timeline.
We work in two modes. We build companies in categories where we want to set the standard. And we back operators already executing at the quality we want to see in the world.
A growing collection of companies we've founded ourselves, and ones we've invested in alongside aligned operators.
Ventures we've designed, launched, and operate ourselves — purpose-built to set the standard in their categories.
Data-driven research, business news, and education for African operators and investors.
We publish sector research grounded in data, cover the early-stage businesses that make up most of African commerce, and build tools that teach Africans how to do business. Our work is for people who want to see African markets clearly — not as outsiders observe them, and not as boosters describe them — and learn how to operate within them.
africanexponent.com →Building a more nuanced understanding of African culture and history.
We produce content across web, TikTok, and other channels that goes deeper into African culture and history than most people, Africans included, have access to. Our audience is Africans first — because the simplified versions hit closest to home — and anyone interested in Africa second. The goal is clarity and nuance: not the inherited shortcuts, not the celebratory version, just what's actually there.
africarebirth.com →Producing and funding African cultural work across books, music, film, and events.
Nommo creates and supports cultural work that does what content alone can't: build not just understanding, but confidence in and appreciation of African culture, in Africa and beyond. We produce some of this work ourselves and fund others making it — across books, music, film, and events. The shared goal across all of it is to put forward African culture clearly, fully, and at the highest quality.
A dedicated Nommo Productions site is coming soon.
Operators already executing at the quality we want to see in the world — where we partner as a strategic, brand-aligned shareholder.
African sports news and business, in one place.
A news platform covering African sport — the games, the leagues, the business, and the culture around it.
sportblot.com →