How Africans Can Thrive in Silicon Valley’s Tech by Techpoint Africa

Schedule

Tue Dec 16 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

1121 polk san francisco, CA 94109 | San Francisco, CA

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Discover the secrets to success in Silicon Valley's tech scene with Techpoint Africa - How Africans Can Thrive!
About this Event

Silicon Valley remains the world’s most competitive and influential tech ecosystem — a place where ideas scale fast, capital moves quickly, and innovation never stops. But for many Africans, breaking into this environment can feel challenging, intimidating, or completely out of reach.

This Techpoint Africa meetup is designed to demystify the path, share real-life stories, and equip Africans — founders, professionals, students, operators, and creators — with the mindset, strategies, and networks needed to thrive in the Valley.

Join us on December 16 in San Francisco as we bring together African builders in the diaspora, Bay Area tech workers, investors, and startup operators for a deeply honest, practical, and inspiring conversation.


What You’ll Learn
1. How to break into Silicon Valley without an existing network

From cold outreach and navigating meetups, to leveraging diaspora communities and using platforms like LinkedIn effectively.


2. Telling your story as an African in a world that doesn’t know your background

Understanding how to position your work, experience, and resilience in a way that resonates with recruiters and investors.


3. Fundraising realities: What investors look for — and what they don’t care about

Clear insights into the differences between fundraising in Africa vs. the U.S., red flags to avoid, and how to build investor trust.


4. Navigating visas, opportunities, and career pathways

Practical guidance on work visas, founder visas, and how immigrants build momentum in the Valley.


5. Leveraging your “Africanness” as a competitive advantage

Why your grit, adaptability, and lived experience give you an edge, and how to use it to stand out.


6. Adaptation strategies: Thriving in high-performance, high-expectation cultures

How to deal with imposter syndrome, fast-paced work environments, and the pressure to scale.

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