A quiet room
for serious builders.
The Kola Roomis a private members' club for African creators, founders and operators who take their work — and each other — seriously.
What membership actually is.
Six things — done deliberately, on a small scale. Nothing is bolted on. Everything works because the room is small.
Two workshops every month
90-minute working sessions on pricing, launches, positioning, hiring, and running a serious business.
A quiet, moderated community
Under 500 members. No self-promotion, no cold pitching, no crypto — just real conversation.
Monthly office hours
Bring your work and questions to a live 90-minute session with the founder + a rotating guest.
The resource vault
Every template, playbook, and swipe file we've ever built for members — always up to date.
Warm intros, done well
The kind of introductions that only happen when there's real trust in the room.
Two IRL gatherings a year
One salon in Lagos and one in Nairobi. Small, curated, and quietly excellent.
The next 60 days in the room.
Two live workshops every month, plus office hours, salons, and one or two IRL gatherings a year.
A small cross-section of members.
Full member directory is only visible inside the club. Here's a public glimpse.
Why I built the room I wanted.
I started The Kola Room because I couldn't find the room I wanted to be in. It's a quiet space for African creators, founders and operators who take their work — and each other — seriously.
412 members · 34 cities
What members say — mostly quietly.
“The Kola Room is the most useful group chat I'm in. It's also the quietest, which is the point.”
“I've made two serious hires and one investor introduction from this club. In under six months.”
“The workshops are the best 90 minutes on my calendar. I always leave with something I can use tomorrow.”
“It's the room I always wished existed. Grown-up, generous, and full of people building real things.”
“I've cancelled every other membership I had. This one is enough.”
“The IRL salon in Lagos last month was the best professional evening I've had in years.”
Three ways in.
Everyone applies — even monthly members. We come back within 5 business days.
Come and go as your calendar allows.
- Two live workshops every month
- Full members-only community
- Monthly office hours
- Access to the resource vault
- Cancel any time
Two months free — the most popular way in.
- Everything in monthly
- One 1:1 with a founder mentor
- Free ticket to Kola in Person (yearly IRL)
- Priority replies in the community
- Members' welcome dinner in your city
For founders raising or scaling in the next 12 months.
- Everything in annual
- Monthly small-group founder circle
- Warm intros to investors & operators
- Two 1:1s per quarter
- Invite +1 partner or co-founder
Cancel any time · no lock-in · Members-only community · Handpicked applications, only
Ready to join the room?
Applications open in Q3. Leave your email and we'll send the application form the moment it opens.
Application, billing, and life in the club.
Serious African creators, founders and operators who are already doing real work and want a small, quiet room to keep doing it well. We're intentionally small — under 500 members.