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
Francis Amisi		Kenya
Justin Clarke
Neha KumarCo-Founder · littlefish	littlefish	South Africa	FinTech
Eran Eyal		Cape Town, South Africa
Eric Edelstein		Cape Town, South Africa
Samuel AlemayehuCo-Founder & Chairman · Cambridge Industries Ltd	Cambridge Industries Ltd
Mostafa Kamshish		Egypt
Mostafa Hendawy		Egypt
Mohamed Ossman		Egypt
Esther DagriCo-Founder · EV.Tech	EV.Tech	Côte d'Ivoire	Infrastructure
Florent ThomasCo-Founder · EV.Tech	EV.Tech	Côte d'Ivoire	Infrastructure
Franz StruwigCEO & Co-Founder · HisWay Labs (TrackView)	HisWay Labs (TrackView)	Cape Town, South Africa
Francis Ahose		Accra, Ghana
Samuel Owusu Darko		Accra, Ghana
Asaf Ben-NathanCo-Founder & CTO · Digital Cabinet	Digital Cabinet	South Africa	Cloud Computing
Soji Ogundoyin		Nigeria
Tolu Roberts		Lagos, Nigeria
Nadia Nilsen		Centurion, South Africa
James Portman		United Kingdom
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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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