Summit Day
Bitcoin mining is increasingly being viewed not simply as a digital asset story, but as a potential infrastructure and power-demand solution for underutilised energy assets.
In African markets where generation, transmission and demand profiles remain uneven, modular mining infrastructure may offer new ways to monetise stranded or excess power, improve project bankability and support early-stage energy economics.
This workshop will explore how private capital investors are evaluating the intersection of energy infrastructure, private credit and mining-linked demand models, including:
- Why power economics matter more than Bitcoin narratives
- How mining assets, hosting contracts and energy agreements can be diligenced
- Where private credit and equipment finance can fit into infrastructure-style transactions
- Why operational counterparty risk remains one of the key determinants of success or failure
- What African energy projects can learn from the global mining infrastructure cycle
Designed for infrastructure investors, private credit managers, energy developers and institutional allocators, the session will examine where these models may realistically fit within Africa’s evolving infrastructure and power landscape.
As LPs place increasing emphasis on DPI, liquidity and realised returns, how are fund managers adapting their fundraising strategies and positioning in response? How are changing expectations around sector focus, scale and differentiation reshaping the types of fund strategies gaining traction across African private markets? What does building a commercially driven, institutional-quality fund platform with a proven ability to deliver exits look like in Africa today?
As fundraising conditions tighten and DFIs step back from supporting first-time funds, emerging managers across Africa are being forced to rethink how they raise, structure and scale. From consolidation and strategic partnerships to innovative fund structures and evolving LP expectations, the traditional fundraising playbook is shifting fast.
This candid workshop will explore what investors are really looking for, the most common fundraising mistakes emerging managers continue to make, and why more managers are beginning to combine forces rather than go it alone.
The workshop will also examine whether current support ecosystems are truly preparing managers to raise institutional capital successfully, and how emerging managers can better position themselves in a market increasingly favouring scale, credibility and strategic alignment.