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II — OI Sandbox

Build where
you belong.

Helping diaspora and immigrant founders launch companies in their countries of origin — building ventures that create jobs, strengthen local economies, and solve meaningful problems.

01 / Overview

Talent is global. Opportunity should be too.

Sandbox is our program for diaspora and immigrant founders building back — or building across — borders. We partner with people who understand two worlds and want to bridge them.

We invest capital, talent and operational muscle into ventures that generate durable impact in emerging markets: employment, infrastructure, knowledge, dignity.

02 / What we build

The pillars of the practice.

01

Diaspora Founders

Programs designed for people building between homelands.

02

Cross-Border Teams

Distributed operating models tuned for two-continent execution.

03

Local Ecosystems

Partnerships with local universities, capital and government.

04

Emerging Markets

Ventures purpose-built for African, MENA and South Asian markets.

05

Job Creation

Companies that measure themselves in dignified employment.

06

Return of Talent

Pathways for global operators to build meaningfully back home.

03 / Across two worlds

Between homelands.

Immigrant and diaspora founders carry an unusual advantage: fluency in two economies. Sandbox is designed to convert that fluency into companies that couldn't exist otherwise.

03 / Local outcomes

Impact that compounds.

Every Sandbox venture is evaluated on the jobs it creates, the local capital it activates, and the problems it solves in the markets it serves.

04 / Who it's for

For founders bridging two worlds.

  • 01African diaspora founders
  • 02South Asian diaspora founders
  • 03MENA diaspora founders
  • 04Returning operators
  • 05Immigrant scientists and researchers
  • 06Local co-founders in-market

05 / Process

How the journey unfolds.

  1. I

    Connect

    A conversation about where you're from and where you're going.

  2. II

    Locate

    We identify the right market and local partners.

  3. III

    Structure

    Cross-border company, capital and legal setup.

  4. IV

    Launch

    In-market launch with local hiring and infrastructure.

  5. V

    Compound

    Long-term partnership as the venture scales regionally.

— OI Sandbox

Build the company only you can build.

Sandbox is for founders with roots on two continents and the resolve to build across them.

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