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by Tomi Davies

Get investor-ready in 12 weeks and pitch to the DGC investor network at Demo Day

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Raising in the next 6–12 months? DiaGlocal Collective (DGC) gets founders of African descent, at home and in the diaspora, in front of investors with proof.

DGC runs three cohorts a year, each ending in a Demo Day. Applications stay open all year: if you miss one cohort's deadline, you're considered for the next.

Over 12 weeks, you build your startup on the POEM Framework®, the model experienced angel investors use to decide whether a startup is investment-worthy. You build and verify a Digital Data Room, sharpen your pitch with resident advisors, and rehearse before the real thing.

Founders who meet the readiness bar then pitch at Demo Day to the DGC network of angel networks, syndicates, accelerators and funds. When an investor is interested, DGC makes the introduction and opens your Data Room for due diligence.

Our Q3 2026 founders pitched to that network in September. The next room is yours to fill.

Three cohorts a year. Ideation to pre-seed. DGC validates readiness; it does not guarantee funding.

Outcomes

  • Pitch to angel networks, syndicates and funds at Demo Day
  • Build a verified Digital Data Room investors can check
  • Get introduced to investors interested in your startup
  • Sharpen your pitch with experienced angel investors
  • Learn the POEM Framework investors use to decide

What's included?

  • Demo Day

    Founders who meet the readiness bar pitch to the DGC network of angel networks, syndicates, accelerators and funds. When an investor is interested, DGC makes the introduction.

  • Verified Digital Data Room

    Build the data room investors expect, then have it verified, so your numbers, traction and documents hold up in due diligence.

  • 12-Week Cohort on the POEM Framework

    Eight weeks building your startup the way investors assess it, then four weeks verifying your evidence and sharpening your pitch.

  • Resident Advisors & Weekly Investor Q&A

    One-to-one sessions with experienced advisors, plus live Q&A where angel investors answer your questions directly.

Who is this for?

  • Founders of African descent preparing to raise
  • Diaspora and home-based founders, ideation to pre-seed
  • Founders who want a verified Data Room before pitching
  • Angel investors and networks seeking verified deal flow

About the creator

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Tomi Davies

Chief Executive, DiaGlocal Collective · President Emeritus, African Business

Harry Ola'Tomi Davies, known as Tomi Davies, is a Nigerian-British investor, speaker, and entrepreneur with over four decades of professional experience. After graduating from the University of Miami in 1982, he spent his early career leading digital...