Founders Breakfast Vol. II with Seye Bandele
Start your Friday morning after Moonshot with breakfast, honest conversation, and 50 founders building across Africa. Founders Breakfast returns for its second edition, hosted by Seye Bandele, with two fireside conversations about building through difficult conditions and preparing for what comes next. First, Foluso Ogunwale, Founder & CEO of iFitness, joins Seye for “Scaling in a Market That Fights You Back.” We’ll explore what it takes to build physical scale in Nigeria: financing expansion, navigating infrastructure challenges, finding talent, and keeping operations running when every input works against you. Then, Samson "The Oracle" Esemuede, Chief Investment Officer at Zrosk IML, sits down for “Positioning for 2027, Before the Market Moves.” This conversation looks ahead at Nigerian finance and trade, the shifts founders should be watching, and how to prepare their businesses before those changes arrive. Each conversation includes an open Q&A. Bring the questions you rarely get to ask, the challenges you’re working through, and a willingness to share what you’re learning. No slides or pitch decks—just breakfast and candid discussion with people who understand the work of building. We’re keeping the room small: 50 seed-to-pre-Series A founders, gathering in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, 30 October 2026, from 10:30 AM to 12:35 PM WAT. Attendance is by invitation only. Venue details will be shared with confirmed guests.