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Talent Nation raises pre-seed funding co-led by Enza Capital and LocalGlobe to train over one million AI engineers across Africa.

PRIVATEOct 28, 2026

Round Type

Pre-Seed

Artificial IntelligenceTraining

Investors

Accelerate AfricaSolving.orgAjim CapitalKaleo VenturesFuture AfricaLocalglobeEnza Capital

Description

Talent Nation, founded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Kesiah Valkin, has secured pre-seed funding co-led by London-based venture firms Enza Capital and LocalGlobe. Additional investors include Future Africa, Kaleo Ventures, Ajim Capital, Solving.org, and Accelerate Africa. The company plans to train, certify, and place over one million AI engineers from Africa with businesses globally over the next decade. Talent Nation positions itself against the narrative of AI-driven job losses, arguing instead that AI will require more engineers to review code, test systems, and build reliable business applications.

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Talent Nation

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Talent Nation is a training and placement platform that aims to train, certify, and place over one million AI engineers from Africa with businesses worldwide over the next decade. The company operates Learn2Earn, an 18-month-old training academy that has assessed over 32,000 applicants and grown to approximately 1,400 fellows across nine campuses in six cities. It uses a commercial flywheel model with no upfront fees, where businesses pay for hired engineers and revenue funds training for new cohorts. The company positions itself as making AI accessible to businesses globally by providing certified African engineers at lower costs than traditional consulting firms.

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