Heritage Collective

What Heritage Collective does

HERitage Collective (legal name: The HERitage Collective) is a community-led convening and leadership development organization founded in 2024 by Haibibah A. Waziri (Co-Founder & Convener; also Managing Director of BGR) and Sally Nnamani (Social Entrepreneur). Headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria with a regional office in Kigali, Rwanda, the organization exists to close the gap between access and ambition for Africa's next generation of women leaders by standardizing the value of female leadership across the continent and the diaspora. Its core offerings center on HERitage House — a launchpad activated on the sidelines of premier global forums including UNGA, WEF Davos, Africa CEO Forum, G20 South Africa, and Qatar Economic Forum — alongside an Annual Convenings program, high-level private roundtables operating under Chatham House rules, and a publicly distributed Impact Report.

The product surface is deliberately non-technological: there is no mobile app, no proprietary platform, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Engagement is facilitated through application forms, waitlists, and partnership invitations rather than self-service digital channels. In 2025, the organization reported engaging 700+ leaders across 65+ countries and 30+ organizations, with 4+ immediate deal commitments brokered through roundtables and 425+ participants at a single UNGA activation.

Revenue and operational support flow through partnerships and sponsorships with corporate, government, and organizational backers — visible partners include BGR, N'gage Africa, New Wind Ventures, Amila Africa, Amahoro Africa, SWA, Accra Reset, and the Nigerian Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & Solid Minerals, alongside additional corporate logos. Pricing is not publicly disclosed because participation is not transacted; the model is closer to a sponsored non-profit convening than a fee-for-service business. The organization is privately held, founder-led, NDPR-compliant, and has no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company.

Name

Heritage Collective

Legal name

The HERitage Collective

Website

https://heritagecollectiv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HERitage Collective is a community-led convening organization that activates African women leaders and their champions through high-level roundtables and events at global forums such as UNGA, WEF, Africa CEO Forum, and G20, headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria with a regional office in Kigali, Rwanda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development & Convening Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAHAI

Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

Keywords

• Leadership convenings
• Women empowerment programs
• Executive networking events
• Global forum activations
• Leadership development initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnerships and Sponsorships: The organization generates revenue and operational support through partnerships with corporations, governments, and organizations that sponsor their convenings and programs. Partners include BGR, various government ministries, and corporate sponsors visible in their partner logo section.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Heritage Collective operates a launchpad platform that convenes Africa's most dynamic women leaders at high-level events held alongside major global forums such as UNGA, WEF, Africa CEO Forum, G20, and Qatar Economic Forum. It facilitates leadership development, deal-making, investment matchmaking, and strategic networking through private roundtables, annual convenings, and HERitage House activations across Nigeria, Rwanda, and other locations.

Product overview

HERitage Collective is a single unified platform — a launchpad for African women leaders and their champions. The organization operates through HERitage House (a program that convenes women leaders at global events), Annual Convenings (high-level gatherings across Africa and the diaspora), and publishes an annual Impact Report. These offerings work together to connect, catalyze, and advance African women's leadership across the continent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HERitage Collective A launchpad platform convening African women leaders and their champions through high-level events, providing access to global forums, deal-making opportunities, and strategic networks. Targets senior African women executives, entrepreneurs, government officials, and civil society leaders.
• HERitage House A flagship launchpad program for African women leaders and their champions, activated on the sidelines of global events to provide visibility, deal-making opportunities, and access to global platforms. Debuted at UNGA 81 in 2025.
• Annual Convenings Annual convenings bringing together high-level African women leaders and diaspora at major global forums including WEF Davos, UNGA New York, Africa CEO Forum Kigali, Qatar Economic Forum, and G20 South Africa. Participation is facilitated through application forms and waitlists.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ leaders engaged across 65+ countries through annual convenings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BGRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025BGR (Bogoro Resources) is led by Co-Founder & Convener Haibibah A. Waziri. BGR appears as a founding organizational partner that helped establish HERitage Collective.
• N'gage AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerN'gage Africa, founded by Huguette Umutoni (2026 Convener), is listed as a strategic partner. The organization focuses on women's economic empowerment across Africa.
• New Wind VenturesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVaudoise startup focused on reducing risks associated with investing in Africa. Featured at WEF 2026 as part of HERitage programming on Africa's investment infrastructure.
• Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & Solid Minerals (Nigeria)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment ministry partner supporting HERitage Collective activities in Nigeria, particularly around the End-of-Year Roundtable in Lagos and Abuja.
• Accra ResetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic initiative focused on redefining sovereign futures for Africa, partnered for programming at WEF Davos 2026.
• SWA (She Works Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting African women's economic empowerment, appearing in the partner ecosystem.
• Amahoro AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting convenings and leadership programming.
• Amila AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Lethabo Sithole (2026 Convener), Amila Africa is part of the convening team supporting continental initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Global Citizen: Global advocacy and convening platform mobilizing leaders and resources around poverty and inequality. Comparable in mobilizing high-level participants at major forums and using convenings as a fundraising/influence tool.
• Cherie Blair Foundation for Women: Established global foundation focused on women's economic empowerment in Africa and South Asia. Comparable in mission (women's economic empowerment) but operates at broader geographic scale and has a longer track record with institutional funders.
• Women Deliver: Global advocacy organization convening the world's largest conferences on gender equality. Comparable high-level convening model at global forums, with similar UNGA-adjacent activation pattern, though focused more on advocacy than deal-broketing.
• Tony Elumelu Foundation: One of the largest African entrepreneurship philanthropy platforms, running annual convenings and a flagship entrepreneurship program. Comparable in African entrepreneur/investor convening model and capital-deployment mission, though TEF is broader in sector scope.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership: Global nonprofit investing in women leaders through fellowships, convenings, and partnerships. Closely comparable mission and convening-based GTM, with deeper institutional backing and longer track record.

Direct peers

• WomenLift Health: Global leadership development organization advancing women in health leadership through convenings, coaching, and cohort programs. Directly comparable leadership-development convening model with similar global-forum activation pattern.
• WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business and Public Service): Nigerian nonprofit advancing women's leadership and entrepreneurship through conferences, mentorship, and advocacy. Closely comparable in mission (African women leadership development), geography (Nigeria-anchored), and program structure.
• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaking foundation supporting women's rights organizations across the continent. Comparable in Africa-wide women's empowerment mandate, though operates as a funder rather than a convening platform.
• Africa CEO Forum: Pan-African business leadership convening organization hosting annual forums for CEOs, investors, and policymakers. Directly comparable convening model, similar African focus, and similar high-level deal-broketing orientation.

Regional players

• SheTrades (International Trade Centre): ITC initiative connecting women entrepreneurs to global markets through trade-focused convenings. Closely comparable to Heritage's G20 'Women in Trade & Investment Soiree' programming and similar women-capital-deployment framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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