Who is in this directory?

7,507 founders, executives, operators and investors working at or investing in African technology companies, as of 31 Oct 2026. 5,090 of them are founders.

Where does profile data come from?

Company websites, press releases, funding announcements, public profiles and submissions from the people and companies themselves.

How do I find founders in a specific country or sector?

Use the role, sector and country filters, or the browse links on this page. Every filtered view has its own link you can share.

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African tech leaders

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Person	Company	Location	Sector
Busayo Longe		Lagos, Nigeria
Yoshinori Sugiyama
Paul OladimejiCEO · Onboard (Nestcoin)	Onboard (Nestcoin)
Taiwo Orilogbon
Fady Salah		Egypt
Patrick Lawson
Casper de Villiers
Philip Ngarambe		Rwanda
Patrick Buchana Nsenga		Kigali, Rwanda
William MwisenezaChief Executive Officer · AC Group	AC Group	Rwanda	Logistics
Altus van Tonder
Christiaan Brand
Niel Müller
Zeinab Samir
Yasmine El-Mehairy
Clare ConwayChief Executive Officer · Entersekt	Entersekt		Financial Services
Dewald NolteChief Product Strategy & Market Engagement Officer · Entersekt	Entersekt		Financial Services
Bolu Ogunsola
Tope Obanla
Olumide OkubadejoLead, Product · Sabi	Sabi		B2B

SLA People Index · as of 31 Oct 2026

Frequently asked about African tech leaders

Who is in this directory?: 7,507 founders, executives, operators and investors working at or investing in African technology companies, as of 31 Oct 2026. 5,090 of them are founders.
Where does profile data come from?: Company websites, press releases, funding announcements, public profiles and submissions from the people and companies themselves.
How do I find founders in a specific country or sector?: Use the role, sector and country filters, or the browse links on this page. Every filtered view has its own link you can share.

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StartupList Africa, “African tech leaders”, updated 31 Oct 2026.

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