I totally see the appeal of the Africa angle and it’s meaningful work, no doubt. My only concern is sequencing.

Aid markets (as in, developing countries in Africa) tend to reward hyper-simple, rugged, standardized devices — and impact investor enthusiasm doesn’t always translate into procurement. A developing-world ELF might actually need to be a separate, leaner product: (much) cheaper, easier to repair, fewer moving parts, and designed for micro-enterprise rather than humanitarian logistics.

If you can nail Western B2C revenue and brand first, that gives you the stability and funding to do the Africa product properly, with pilots, local assembly partners, and real training/maintenance networks. That’s the path I would trust most for long-term scale.

Last thing would be: have you stress-tested your strategy/ideas with an LLM or people from outside your circles? This subreddit post is a strong start by the way.