16–17 October 2026 · Dar es Salaam

Where women-led businesses meet the world.

Two days. One marketplace. Founders showcase, pitch, and sell — to buyers, investors, and partners who came to do business.

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A founder at the Female Founders Marketplace
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Days of showcasing, pitching & dealmaking
54%
of Tanzania's MSMEs are women-led
The Two Days

One ticket. Two very different rooms.

Day One · 16 October

Female Founders Demo

Tanzania Chapter 2026

The floor opens. Founders pitch. Buyers walk in. Products move. Food, music, and a room full of people who came to trade. In the evening: the Gala Dinner & Awards.

See Day One
Day Two · 17 October

The Marketplace

Keynotes, panels & the Deal Room

Founders, investors, and operators from across Africa and beyond. Fireside chats, founder presentations, and the Deal Room — where capital meets the businesses it has been looking for. Exhibitions continue.

See Day Two
What Happens Here

A marketplace, not a conference.

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Showcase

Exhibition booths where founders sell to real buyers — not just to each other.

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Pitch

Founders take the stage in front of investors, buyers, and partners.

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Deal

The Deal Room: structured, scheduled meetings between founders and capital.

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Connect

Panels and fireside chats — the conversations that don't happen over email.

The Room

This is what it looks like when the floor opens.

Founders celebrating Buyers at an exhibition table Founders at the Marketplace The audience listening Products on display An exhibition stall
Marketplace Live

The conversation doesn't wait for October.

Monthly virtual sessions on selling at global scale, accessing markets, and building businesses that travel. Free. Online. Running now — and continuing long after the doors close in October.

A fireside chat at the Marketplace
Chapters

The Chapters travel. The Marketplace stays.

Female Founders Demo Chapters run across Africa — one-day local events where founders pitch, exhibit, and sell. The standouts from every Chapter converge here, in Dar es Salaam.

"Africa's women aren't waiting to be discovered. They're open for business."