Africa's Trust Infrastructure
TrustWorks connects Africa's most credible professionals, investors, and institutions through a verified network — so that business gets done with confidence.
1,400+ verified members · 12 countries · $2.3B in deals facilitated
Your trusted network map
The Problem
Doing business in Africa is tough when you don’t know who to trust.
Trustworks helps you find
the right ones.
Cold outreach fails
Emails go unanswered. LinkedIn messages get ignored. Without a trusted introduction, high-quality professionals in Africa are unreachable.
No shared trust layer
There is no pan-African reference check system. Every deal, partnership, or hire requires costly, time-consuming offline due diligence.
Relationships don't scale
The most valuable networks in Africa are informal — locked inside WhatsApp groups and regional chambers that newcomers can't access.
"We built TrustWorks because the informal trust layer that makes African business work deserved formal infrastructure."
How it works
Built for two kinds of people
TrustWorks serves connectors and dealmakers differently. Choose your path below.
Tell Navigator your objective
Describe what you're trying to achieve in plain language — reaching the head of infrastructure lending at AfDB, finding a co-investor on a solar project in Kenya, or getting in front of the right regulatory contact before a deal closes. Navigator identifies the specific named individuals you need, verified against current sources, not guesswork.
Find your path through the network
Navigator maps every trusted connection between you and your target. It shows who in your network knows them, how well they know them, and whether that connection has been tested by a real introduction before. Verified Connectors surface first. You choose which path to activate.
Request a warm introduction
Your mutual connection reviews the request and decides whether to facilitate. If they agree, both parties are connected — not introduced to a stranger, but vouched for by someone whose own Trust Score is on the line. That changes the quality of every conversation that follows.
Cancel anytime · No setup fee · Invite required for Pathfinder
See exactly who connects you to any deal in Africa
Your TrustWorks profile generates a live force graph of your network — coloured by sector, sized by trust. Find the fastest path to any target through verified connections.
Member Stories
Business moves faster
when trust is verified
"TrustWorks introduced me to three DFI contacts in East Africa I had been trying to reach for two years. The introduction happened in 48 hours."
Kwame Asante
Managing Partner · Helios Infrastructure Fund
"Due diligence on new partners used to take months. Now I can see their TrustScore, endorsements, and deal history before the first call."
Fatima Okonkwo
Head of Investments · Kenya
"We closed a $12M infrastructure deal in 60 days. TrustWorks gave both parties the confidence to move fast."
Emeka Chukwu
CEO · Nigeria
The TrustScore
A single number that signals credibility
TrustScore is a composite index from 0–100. It reflects verifications, endorsements, deal history, and community accountability. It cannot be bought — only earned.
30/30
Identity
42/50
Endorsements
22/20
Deal History
Identity Verification
Email, LinkedIn profile, government ID, and optional video interview. Multi-layer verification so every profile represents a real person.
Peer Endorsements
Colleagues, partners, and counterparts validate your track record. Endorsements are tagged, timestamped, and permanently on-chain.
Deal History
Completed introductions and transactions are recorded. A professional who has closed deals has a higher, demonstrably earned TrustScore.
1,400+
Verified Members
12
Countries
$2.3B
Deals Facilitated
94
Average Trust Score
Join as a Professional
Apply for founding member access. Be among the first 2,000 verified professionals on TrustWorks. Founding members get preferred pricing — for life.
By invitation only. Review takes 5-10 business days.
Enterprise & Investor Inquiries
DFIs, private equity, venture capital, and multi-national enterprises. We offer custom access tiers with dedicated support and proprietary intelligence.