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DATA BRIDGE ROUND • OPEN NOW

£50,000 to Activate
Africa's Language Infrastructure

A focused bridge round to convert 2025's institutional foundations into production-ready language datasets, unlocking pilots, revenue, and our £3M seed round.

£50k
Total Raise
6
Universities
£1.6M
Grant Pipeline
5 wks
Timeline
The Opportunity

Why This Round Exists

PlotWeaver spent 2025 building foundations. In 2026, we activate them. This bridge funds the critical step between infrastructure and operation.

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Clear Purpose

Complete annotation and validation for 6 African languages, converting research datasets into production-grade infrastructure.

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Immediate Unlock

This capital directly enables institutional pilots, enterprise contracts, and grant drawdowns that are currently blocked.

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Pre-Seed Timing

Get in before our £3M seed round in Q1 2026, with favorable SAFE terms and early positioning in Africa's language infrastructure.

Foundation Year

What We Built in 2025

PlotWeaver didn't chase traction. We built institutional depth, data access, and platform positioning, the hard, slow work that creates lasting value.

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Platform & Product Development
Developed STORM-OS language infrastructure layer. Shipped early access tools: AI Script Development, Production Planning, Dubbing & Subtitling. Secured 500 hours of Akan language dataset from University of Ghana. Active data collection across 6 languages.
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Enterprise & Commercial Pipeline
Active enterprise discussions with NTA (Nigerian Television Authority), MultiChoice, and Showmax for platform deployment. Funding discussions ongoing with Afreximbank and UNDP for grants, debt, and equity financing options.
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University Research Partnerships
Signed language-specific partnerships: UNILAG (Yoruba), ABU (Hausa), UNIZIK (Igbo), University of Dodoma (Swahili), TUT (Zulu & Afrikaans), University of Ghana (Akan). Each partnership provides exclusive access to native speaker networks and linguistic validation.
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Nigerian Film Corporation Partnership
Signed formal MoA for nationwide rollout of AI-assisted filmmaking tools. £1.6M grant co-application in progress for creative economy infrastructure deployment.
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Pan-Atlantic Expansion
Established partnerships in Brazil (ICAB, BRAVI, Federal University of São Carlos) for Portuguese-African language bridge and Latin American creative economy integration. Accepted into NVIDIA Inception Program.
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Positioning as Infrastructure
Positioned PlotWeaver as Digital Public Infrastructure for African languages, not a tool, but foundational infrastructure for Africa's creative and digital economy.
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Pan-African Research Network
Activated university partnerships for dataset collection across Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Swahili, Zulu, and Afrikaans, building Africa's largest proprietary language dataset.
Capital Deployment

Use of Funds

Every pound goes directly to activating production-grade datasets. This is operational capital, not experimental capital.

Annotation Payments
Native speaker annotators for 6 languages
£25,000
Linguistic Validation
Expert review and quality assurance
£15,000
Quality Control & Tooling
Infrastructure and testing systems
£10,000
Total Raise
£50,000
Impact

What This Unlocks

This £50k converts infrastructure into activation, enabling commercial pilots, institutional deployments, and fundraising momentum.

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6 production-grade language datasets ready for deployment
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Fine-tuned and benchmarked models for enterprise use
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Live pilots with institutional and enterprise partners (NTA, MultiChoice, Showmax)
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Eligibility for grants and public-sector funding (NFC £1.6M, Afreximbank, UNDP)
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Strong traction narrative for £3M seed round in Q1 2026
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De-risked position with multiple funding pathways (equity, debt, grants)
Institutional Network

Partnership Ecosystem

PlotWeaver's data moat is built on exclusive partnerships with leading African universities and cultural institutions, creating proprietary language datasets no competitor can replicate.

University Research Network

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University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Yoruba language datasets
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Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Hausa language datasets
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Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)
Igbo language datasets
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University of Dodoma
Swahili language datasets
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Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Zulu & Afrikaans datasets
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University of Ghana
Akan datasets (500 hours secured)

Institutional & Commercial

Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC)
Formal MoA for nationwide AI-assisted filmmaking tools deployment
£1.6M Grant Co-Application
In progress for creative economy infrastructure
Brazil Partnerships
• ICAB (Brazilian film association)
• BRAVI (audiovisual rights)
• Federal University of São Carlos
Enterprise Discussions
• NTA (Nigerian Television Authority)
• MultiChoice (African broadcaster)
• Showmax (streaming platform)
Enterprise usage and deployment discussions ongoing
Funding Pipeline
• Afreximbank (grants, debt & equity)
• UNDP (grants & blended finance)
Multiple funding pathways in active discussion
NVIDIA Inception Program
Accepted for AI infrastructure support and technical resources
Why This Network Matters
These partnerships create a defensible data moat. Global AI providers cannot easily replicate institutional relationships built over years. Each university provides exclusive access to native speaker networks, linguistic expertise, and cultural validation, making PlotWeaver's datasets proprietary, high-quality, and irreplaceable.
COMMERCIAL TRACTION

Enterprise Pipeline & Q1 2026 Momentum

Active discussions with major broadcasters and financial institutions, with meetings scheduled across January and February 2026.

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Enterprise Client Discussions

MultiChoice Group
Africa's leading entertainment platform
Showmax
Streaming platform localisation discussions
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
National broadcaster infrastructure integration
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Institutional Funding Pipeline

Afreximbank
Discussions for debt and equity financing
Meetings: Jan-Feb 2026
UNDP
Grant funding for language infrastructure
Meetings: Jan-Feb 2026
NFC Grant Co-Application
£1.6M creative economy infrastructure
Q1 2026: This bridge round positions PlotWeaver to enter enterprise and institutional discussions with production-ready datasets, converting conversations into contracts.
Terms & Structure

Investment Details

SAFE
Instrument Type
Simple Agreement for Future Equity
20%
Discount Rate
Optional discount on seed round
Q1 2026
Seed Round
£3M raise planned
5 weeks
Timeline
Round closes in 5 weeks
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🇬🇧 UK TAX ADVANTAGES AVAILABLE

SEIS/EIS Tax Relief Available

PlotWeaver Limited qualifies for SEIS/EIS tax relief, providing significant tax advantages for UK investors.

Benefit SEIS EIS
Income tax relief 50% 30%
Capital gains tax exemption ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Loss relief ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Inheritance tax relief After 2 years After 2 years
Maximum investment £200,000/year £1,000,000/year

Example: £10,000 Investment with SEIS Relief

Initial Investment
£10,000
Income Tax Relief (50%)
-£5,000
Net Investment Cost
£5,000
Plus additional benefits:
  • Capital gains tax exemption on any future gains
  • Loss relief if applicable
  • Inheritance tax relief after 2 years
Important
PlotWeaver will apply for advance assurance from HMRC and provide SEIS/EIS certificates to investors within 3 months of funding close. UK tax advice recommended for individual circumstances.
Why This Matters
SEIS/EIS relief effectively reduces your risk by 50% while maintaining full upside potential. For UK taxpayers, a £10,000 investment costs just £5,000 after relief, making early-stage infrastructure investment significantly more accessible and attractive.

Invest in Africa's Language Infrastructure

This is the transition moment, from foundation to activation, from building to deploying, from infrastructure to traction.

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