Silicon Xchange - #SFTechWeek

Tuesday, Oct 6

5:00pm – 7:30pm

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SF Tech Week brings the industry to San Francisco. We’re bringing the Africa–Silicon Valley corridor into one room: founders, investors and operators building, backing and expanding companies across borders. Expect candid stories, real questions, and time to meet the people behind the work. ARRIVE EARLY · TURKISH AIRLINES RAFFLE Raffle entry is open in person from 5:00–5:19 PM only. Turkish Airlines will make brief remarks and draw the winner at the close. Be in the room on time. THE CONVERSATIONS THE ACQUISITION · ~$75M REPORTED Bernard Aceituno, StackAI co-founder, in conversation with Robin Johnson, founder of DYO OS. Asana’s acquisition of StackAI was reported at about $75 million. Hear what made the company valuable to a buyer, what nearly derailed the deal, and what founders can do before an offer appears. ENZA DILIGENCE + LATE-STAGE DEALS Mike Mompi and Sir John Lazar of Enza Capital, with Suubi Nambwayo of Oceanic Partners, moderated by Chinedu Udeogu. Enza’s first fund backed 23 companies and made 12 follow-on investments. Go under the hood of diligence, then hear how early cap-table, term-sheet, board and governance decisions can shape Series D and secondary transactions. BUILDING ACROSS MARKETS · 10+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Yousra Gaballah, founder of Sprintly Partners, in conversation with Arielle Achman. From Amazon, Uber, Careem and Vodafone to high-growth startups: when expansion makes sense, what changes across markets, and how relationships become business outcomes. FROM VC TO FOUNDER · $6M RAISED Yousuf Khan, Clario co-founder and former Ridge Ventures partner, on what changed when he became the founder waiting for an investor’s answer. FOUNDER STORIES · FIVE MINUTES, YOUR WAY Hosted by Uche Kene. Elvin Atwine, Fela Akinse of Trotta, and Alex Tsado of UduTech each get five minutes to share what they want, in whatever style works for them. PRACTICAL AI · OPENAI SPECIAL GUEST An OpenAI special guest with Ashley Njoroge on real AI and Codex workflows: what teams tried, what changed, and what builders can use now. The program includes a five-minute break, audience Q&A during the conversations, and time to meet founders and continue the conversation. October 6, 2026 · 5:00–7:30 PM · San Francisco For founders raising or expanding internationally, investors looking for deal flow, and operators building across Africa and Silicon Valley.