What $100 million
buys.
A single raise across four reinforcing engines, structured under the ECZA Special Economic Zone framework. One-hundred-percent foreign ownership. Profit repatriation. Exit mechanics that institutions recognise.
A banker's napkin — not a pie chart.
$40M
40% of raise
The Lab + Fund
First vintage of the on-site venture fund. Seed cheques to the founders we incubate.
$35M
35% of raise
The Land — Phase 1 build
Twenty-five to thirty-five thousand m² of lab, office, and shared infrastructure on the sixty-thousand m² campus.
$15M
15% of raise
The Bench — Contract Research
Equipment, headcount, and accreditation for the on-site contract-research organisation.
$10M
10% of raise
The Megaphone + Operations
Annual conference, fellowships, brand, and the headcount that runs the platform.
Total target raise
$100M
Special Economic Zone vehicle
An ECZA-domiciled holding entity. One-hundred-percent foreign ownership permitted. Profit repatriation, capital-gains treatment, and zone-level regulatory dispensations.
Engine-level economics
Real estate held at fund level. The venture fund operates as a classic two-and-twenty limited partnership. The contract research organisation and the brand platform operate as wholly-owned operating companies of the holding entity.
Sponsor economics
Soho Properties — One Thousand Stories commits sponsor equity to Phase 1 and serves as General Partner of the Real Estate and the Lab & Venture Fund engines. Carry alignment matched to LP terms.