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Tuesday Innov: Grant Writing Tips for Early-Stage Founders
A fireside chat led by David Masoperh, Co-Founder & CEO of Pebla, offering practical insights into securing grant funding as an early-stage African founder.
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 · 16:00
Carnegie Mellon University Africa · Kigali
David Masoperh, Co-Founder & CEO, Pebla
What happened
On November 25, 2025, AIS closed its Fall 2025 Tuesday Innov series with a fireside chat on Grant Writing Tips for Early-Stage Founders, led by David Masoperh, Co-Founder and CEO of Pebla and an alumnus of the AIS community.
What was covered
- How to identify the right grants for your stage and sector
- The structure of a competitive grant application
- Common mistakes that disqualify applications before they're read
- How to position African ventures convincingly to global funders
Why it landed
David came up through AIS himself, making this less a guest lecture and more an alumni paying it forward. That's exactly the alumni-to-founder loop AIS is designed to compound.