Partners
Built with institutions, never around them.
AsteriskRD works with governments, universities, NGOs, businesses and investors to co-author infrastructure, talent systems and deployable innovation.
Who we work with
Six kinds of partner.
Governments
Ministries, agencies and city governments shaping public infrastructure.
Universities
Research labs and faculties working on commercialisation and student pathways.
NGOs
Field organisations grounded in the communities our work serves.
Foundations
Philanthropic capital taking long horizons and structural bets.
Private Sector
Operators commissioning real builds against real briefs.
Investors
Capital partners forming portfolios from the AsteriskRD pipeline.
Partnership types
How we co-build.
Research partnerships
Joint sector briefs, applied studies and opportunity mapping.
Lab pilots
Co-scoped AI and product pilots delivered through the Lab.
Talent pipelines
Training, placement and exchange routes through the Hub.
Sector innovation
Tech Fronts and sector programs run against live problems.
Venture co-builds
Joint formation of ventures from validated pilots.
Infrastructure collaborations
Campuses, programs and institutional infrastructure.
In discussion
Conversations underway.
Early-stage conversations are open with regional governments, universities, foundations and private-sector operators across East Africa. We'll name partners once agreements are confirmed.
Active collaborations
Confirmed partners.
Active collaborations will be listed here as the Rwanda launch moves from intake into delivery. We do not list logos until the work is live.
Rwanda