FilAfrik Inc.

We Don’t Wait for a Seat at the Table. We Build It.

FilAfrik is the enterprise ecosystem and institutional bridge unlocking generational economic power for African-rooted founders, starting in Canada, leading globally.

Attendees listening during a FilAfrik community event

Our foundation

Purpose with a long view.

01 / Mission

What we build.

To build the enterprise ecosystem and institutional bridge that unlocks generational economic power for African-rooted founders.

02 / Vision

Where we are going.

To be the definitive economic infrastructure through which the African diaspora builds, finances, and scales enterprise, starting in Canada, leading globally.

Our ethos
We are not waiting for a seat at the table, whether in the boardroom, across the marketplace, or behind the doors we open ourselves. We build the table. We own the equity. And we open the room to everyone building alongside us.

Our story

The shift from venture to infrastructure.

FilAfrik began in 2020 at the ground level. What launched as a targeted retail venture surfaced a structural market failure: African diaspora entrepreneurs across Southwestern Ontario were building viable enterprises in a vacuum, cut off from institutional capital, corporate supply chains, and municipal support.

FilAfrik evolved to solve that systemic gap. We transitioned from a single commercial venture into a dual-sided economic platform that scales grassroots founders while serving as the contracting gateway for institutions seeking access to this high-growth ecosystem.

How the work takes shape

Four ways we open the room.

Today, that vision operates across four distinct institutional engines.

LIFT Business Summit

Our flagship business summit, held every year since 2024, bringing founders, professionals, partners and government representatives into one room.

Founders Breakfast

An intimate roundtable series where founders trade real challenges, real wins and real introductions, and where their voices are carried to the institutions that can act on them.

Advisory & Strategic Consulting

Strategy, media and content services for founders, community engagement for organisations, and bilateral facilitation between Canadian and African markets.

Founders Circle Platform

Digital infrastructure delivering everyday connectivity, access to capital programs, and continuous business intelligence to our network.

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The people behind FilAfrik

Leadership with lived commitment.

Executive leadership

Patrick Dinneya

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Patrick Dinneya is an entrepreneur and ecosystem strategist dedicated to building lasting commercial infrastructure for the African diaspora. He directs FilAfrik’s corporate strategy, government relations, and institutional partnerships, establishing the framework through which public agencies and corporations contract directly with minority-owned enterprises.

Patrick holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Marketing Management from Eastern Mediterranean University. He is completing his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business and serves as Vice President of the Nigerian Association of London and Area (NALA).

“I arrived in Canada looking for an environment where African and Black entrepreneurs were engaged as commercial builders rather than corporate checkboxes. That infrastructure did not exist, so we built it. FilAfrik is that room, an unapologetic commercial engine designed to create lasting wealth and open doors for every enterprise ready to scale.”Patrick Dinneya

Executive operations

Kemka Tasie

Chief Operating Officer

Oversees operational execution, programmatic delivery, and cross-functional enterprise workflows.

Cynthia Dinneya

Chief Financial Officer

Directs fiscal governance, capital allocation, and internal financial controls.

Yvette Kabamba

Vice President, Strategy, Partnerships & Growth

Leads strategic alliances, enterprise business development, and stakeholder engagement.

Leadership & governance

Built for accountability.

FilAfrik Inc. is a federally incorporated Canadian corporation governed by a Board of Directors operating under a formal Unanimous Shareholder Agreement. FilAfrik Inc. maintains Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accreditation, adhering to the highest standards of institutional transparency, fiduciary diligence, and client trust.

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Community

A home for African diaspora founders.

Join a growing community of builders, creators, and changemakers in London, Ontario and beyond.

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