Business
Business circles
Founder-to-founder and professional conversations about markets, careers, capital and growth.
Afropean Business& Culture Network
Frankfurt · Europe & AfricaAfrican roots.
African roots.
European horizons.
ABCN is a Frankfurt network for Afropean founders, professionals and creatives. We run business circles, cultural salons and programmes that connect people building between Europe and Africa.
FIALI · FRANKFURT 2026Frankfurt · 2026 · Dates to be announced
Female Innovation
Afropean Leadership
Initiative
Empowering international female founders in Frankfurt through intensive business development, AI and digitalization, mentorship, matchmaking and ecosystem access.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis · limited cohort of 10-15 founders
FIALI Partner EcosystemFrankfurt am Main
10-15international female founders
Two-stage pilot programme
AI& digitalization
90-day growth planning
Our story
Who we are
ABCN is an inclusive platform for the Afropean diaspora. We celebrate our cultures, connect our businesses, and open doors between Africa and Europe.
Frankfurt · Europe · Africa“Afropean Business and Culture Networks (ABCN) is an inclusive platform dedicated to elevating Afropean diaspora communities by celebrating their cultures and connecting their businesses, fostering visibility, opportunity, and cross-cultural collaboration.”
Founding mandateInclusive Diaspora Platform 🌍
Who ABCN is for
01
Founders & entrepreneurs
Building a venture across African and European markets, and tired of explaining the context every time.
02
Professionals & creatives
Working in European tech, business or culture, and looking for peers who share the reference points.
03
Organisations & institutions
Seeking genuine diaspora engagement rather than a logo on a panel, and partners who can actually open the corridor.
Come as you are. Bring what you know.
What we do
Four ways we bring people together
Regular formats across Frankfurt, Europe and Africa.
Culture
Cultural salons
Rooms for creativity, identity, food, design and storytelling - the lived Afropean experience.
Community
Cross-border rooms
Introductions that connect African and European ecosystems around practical opportunity.
Platform
Member stories
A visible platform for the people shaping Afropean business and culture.
Our founderHarmonie
Harmonie
Essome.
“Meet the visionary behind ABCN, Harmonie Essome, a Tech CEO, speaker, and Afro-European business networker passionate about building sustainable bridges between African and European communities through business, talent, culture, and innovation.”
As the Founder & CEO of SoftXcloud GmbH and creator of multiple Afro-European initiatives, her vision is centered on transforming diaspora potential into long-term economic impact, workforce opportunities, and meaningful cross-cultural collaboration.
Join us
Come and meet us
Come as you are. Bring what you know. Follow ABCN's public community and connect with founders, creators, executives and organisations shaping the Afropean business and cultural ecosystem.