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
Ryan Oksenhorn
Neha KumarCo-Founder · littlefish	littlefish	South Africa	FinTech
Davith Kahwa		South Africa
Moses Gichanga
Abdelghani Elmekkaoui		Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Mohamed AmerFounder		Cairo, Egypt
Heba AshorCo-Founder		Egypt
Mohamed Ahmed HassanProduct Owner		Egypt
Maxwell (Emmanuel) MadukaCo-Founder & CTO · Terra Industries	Terra Industries	Lagos, Nigeria	Security
Brandon RobertsCo-Founder & CEO · littlefish	littlefish	Gauteng, South Africa	FinTech
Younes dinar		Morocco
Nathan NwachukuCo-Founder & CEO · Terra Industries	Terra Industries	Lagos, Nigeria	Security
Keller RinaudoCo-Founder & CEO · Zipline	Zipline	California, United States Of America	Delivery
Keenan WyrobekCo-Founder & CTO · Zipline	Zipline	California, United States Of America	Delivery
Will HetzlerCo-Founder · Zipline	Zipline	California, United States Of America	Delivery
Ibikunle AdeoluwaCo-Founder		Lagos, Nigeria
James PatersonCEO (Chief Executive Officer)		Cape Town, South Africa
Emmanuel EzenwereCEO (Chief Executive Officer)		Enugu, Nigeria
Benji MeltzerCo-Founder		Cape Town, South Africa
Matthew WhalleyFounder		South Africa

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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