Various · last touch 2026-10-30
Sent 30 Oct 23:19–23:20 SAST. No replies or bounces as of 2 Nov 07:15 SAST. Not in Airtable Sponsors. Follow up ~6 Nov
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Various · last touch 2026-10-30
Sent 30 Oct 23:19–23:20 SAST. No replies or bounces as of 2 Nov 07:15 SAST. Not in Airtable Sponsors. Follow up ~6 Nov
Mari Basson, Robynn King · last touch 2026-10-23
No reply; robynn@ bounced
Thea Sokolowski · last touch 2026-09-30
No reply
Jacques Meyer, Tom Morrison · last touch 2026-09-21
No reply
Brendan, Lynn · last touch 2026-10-07
No reply
Eric Ciarla · last touch 2026-09-28
No reply
Jules Schulman · last touch 2026-09-29
No reply
Mike McConnon · last touch 2026-09-28
No reply
Nick Lawton · last touch 2026-10-01
No reply
Jen · last touch 2026-10-01
No reply
Tarak / Leon · last touch 2026-10-01
No reply (creator campaigns active)
Nishant · last touch 2026-10-08
No reply
Charlie Hart / Amanda Schwab · last touch 2026-10-01
Bounced + unmonitored inbox; find direct contact
Dylan Watkins · last touch 2026-09-28
Await 2027 re-engage reply
Emma Clarke · last touch 2026-10-20
Parked for event; Jason lane
Jake Zinn · last touch —
Verify contact, then pitch
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Only named as speaker in pitches; no intro thread found
Not found in sources · last touch —
Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack
Not found in sources · last touch —
Jannis lane; nothing found
Lovable Creators team · last touch 2026-10-19
Wait; they said they'll reach out if fit
Paystack Support · last touch 2026-09-29
Read reply; follow up
Ranjitha Menon · last touch 2026-10-04
Auto-reply only (travel); follow up
MJ Rollan · last touch 2026-10-01
Await answer to AfricAI pitch
Gabrielė Mulevičiūtė · last touch 2026-10-28
$200K package PDF drafted, not sent. Akil to review, then send. No email or Slack since the call (checked 2 Nov)
Christina Bowllan, Bin He · last touch 2026-08-14
Follow up after 14 Aug call
Yulia Sheremeteva · last touch 2026-11-01
Intro sent 1 Nov 16:20 SAST, Akil CC'd. Still unreplied (checked 2 Nov). Akil to reply: thank Albert (move to BCC), propose a call with Yuli
Email yulia@kudosnarratives.comFounders · last touch 2026-11-01
Drafted only, NOT sent, no Gmail drafts (checked 2 Nov). Akil to review; verify emails before any send. ElevenLabs now has a warm intro, so
Eduardo Sanchez-Ubanell · last touch 2026-09-19
28 Oct call; nothing new in Slack or email through 2 Nov. Recap the call and set the 2027 ask
| Block | Note |
|---|---|
| Money | Tasks 5.0% (Zeitz deposit invoice done). Tickets $43,675 of $535,000 = 8.2% (Luma $40,675 + Jennifer $3,000 via separate Luma). Sponsors $0. |
| Venues | Zeitz deposit paid. Zeitz signing, Norval form + R85K, padel, wine tram, Sun 7 Feb open. Hidden Paradise half (agreed, no contract). |
| Decor | Moodboards, decor elements, lead supplier, florist, furniture all to do. No due dates set. |
| Gifting | Welcome packs, gifting inventory, printed materials, badges. No due dates set. |
| Clothing / merch | Styling direction, fittings, runway designer lock, Safiya scope. 1 ref link in 'clothing' list. |
| Logistics | Transport, AV, lighting, catering, bar, security, staffing, flights. Nothing quoted or booked in ClickUp. |
| Housing | H2, H3, I1, I3 reserved. I2 pending (half). H1, H4, I4, I5 empty. Hotel blocks no reply. |
| Talent / speakers / music | Speaker list, programme grid, artist quotes, model brief, music (Riff) all open. |
| Content | Photo/video vendors, briefs, shot lists, usage rights. Sep launch-asset tasks never closed. |
| Marketing | Only 'Ori payment question' closed. Launch tasks still open in ClickUp though tickets are selling. |
| Tier | Target | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Incubator House | 30 | $7,000 |
| VIP | 100 | $3,000 |
| General Admission (Luma 'Main Event') | 50 | $500 |
| Tier | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IH | Matthias B. | paid |
| IH | Ori M. | paid |
| IH | Ruth I. | paid |
| IH | Mike D. | paid |
| IH | Philip A. | paid |
| IH | Nataliya S. | paid |
| VIP | Paul L. | paid |
| VIP | Jennifer B. | paid |
| GA | Martino C. | paid |
| GA | Willow P. | paid |
| Company | Stage | Last touch | Contact | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs (warm intro) | warm intro | 2026-11-01 | Yulia Sheremeteva (yulia@kudosnarratives.com); intro Albert Bakhoj (albert@shiney.ai) | Intro sent 1 Nov 16:20 SAST, Akil CC'd. Still unreplied (checked 2 Nov). Akil to reply: thank Albert (move to BCC), propose a call with Yulia. Then add to Airtable |
| Hostinger | call booked | 2026-10-28 | Gabrielė Mulevičiūtė (hostinger.com); intro Jannis Moore | $200K package PDF drafted, not sent. Akil to review, then send. No email or Slack since the call (checked 2 Nov) |
| 1 Nov batch, 15 drafts (ElevenLabs, Vapi, Supabase, Mirage/Captions, Suno, Gumloop, Granola, Deepgram, Runway, Synthesia, fal, Krea, Clay, Decart, Cartesia) | needs approval | 2026-11-01 | Founders; all emails guessed, press@ CCs unconfirmed | Drafted only, NOT sent, no Gmail drafts (checked 2 Nov). Akil to review; verify emails before any send. ElevenLabs now has a warm intro, so hold its cold draft |
| 15 cold pitches (Phonic, Clueso, BreezeBlue, Instinct, Hex, Modal, Ollama, Arena, Wonderful, Blacksmith, AethexAI, Serval, Hyphenate, Harvey, EliseAI) | pitched | 2026-10-30 | Various | Sent 30 Oct 23:19–23:20 SAST. No replies or bounces as of 2 Nov 07:15 SAST. Not in Airtable Sponsors. Follow up ~6 Nov |
| Wispr Flow | negotiating | 2026-09-19 | Eduardo Sanchez-Ubanell | 28 Oct call; nothing new in Slack or email through 2 Nov. Recap the call and set the 2027 ask |
| Kylon | call booked | 2026-08-14 | Christina Bowllan, Bin He | Follow up after 14 Aug call |
| Lovable | replied | 2026-10-19 | Lovable Creators team | Wait; they said they'll reach out if fit |
| Paystack | replied | 2026-09-29 | Paystack Support | Read reply; follow up |
| Make | replied | 2026-10-04 | Ranjitha Menon | Auto-reply only (travel); follow up |
| Julius AI | replied | 2026-10-01 | MJ Rollan | Await answer to AfricAI pitch |
| Yoco | pitched | 2026-10-23 | Mari Basson, Robynn King | No reply; robynn@ bounced |
| Stitch | pitched | 2026-09-30 | Thea Sokolowski | No reply |
| Revolut | pitched | 2026-09-21 | Jacques Meyer, Tom Morrison | No reply |
| Composio | pitched | 2026-10-07 | Brendan, Lynn | No reply |
| Firecrawl | pitched | 2026-09-28 | Eric Ciarla | No reply |
| Duolingo | pitched | 2026-09-29 | Jules Schulman | No reply |
| Cursor | pitched | 2026-09-28 | Mike McConnon | No reply |
| SideShift | pitched | 2026-10-01 | Nick Lawton | No reply |
| Passionfroot | pitched | 2026-10-01 | Jen (cc Emelie Frisk) | No reply |
| 1stCollab | pitched | 2026-10-01 | Tarak / Leon | No reply (creator campaigns active) |
| Fireflies | pitched | 2026-10-08 | Nishant | No reply |
| Existence | pitched | 2026-10-01 | Charlie Hart / Amanda Schwab | Bounced + unmonitored inbox; find direct contact |
| n8n | pitched | 2026-09-28 | Dylan Watkins | Await 2027 re-engage reply |
| Higgsfield | not pitched | 2026-10-20 | Emma Clarke (agency) | Parked for event; Jason lane |
| Replit | not pitched | — | Jake Zinn (unverified, not in sources) | Verify contact, then pitch |
| Magnific | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| Creatify | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| Bland | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| HyperAgent | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| Airtable | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| Nate Herk (intro) | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Only named as speaker in pitches; no intro thread found |
| Filo AI | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Not found in Airtable, Gmail or Slack |
| Vanta | not pitched | — | Not found in sources | Jannis lane; nothing found |