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
Neha KumarCo-Founder · littlefish	littlefish	South Africa	FinTech
Samuel AlemayehuCo-Founder & Chairman · Cambridge Industries Ltd	Cambridge Industries Ltd
Esther DagriCo-Founder · EV.Tech	EV.Tech	Côte d'Ivoire	Infrastructure
Florent ThomasCo-Founder · EV.Tech	EV.Tech	Côte d'Ivoire	Infrastructure
Davith Kahwa		South Africa
Sam DarwishCo-Founder, Chairman & CEO · IHS Towers	IHS Towers		Telecommunications
Ashley kyala		Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi
divinkas		Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi
Brandon RobertsCo-Founder & CEO · littlefish	littlefish	Gauteng, South Africa	FinTech
Ehinmisan Ejiro Samuel		Nigeria
Abubakar Bashir
Mohamed AboulnagaCEO (Chief Executive Officer)		Egypt
Samuel ErwinManaging Director · Teraco Data Environments	Teraco Data Environments	Johannesburg, South Africa	SaaS
Jan HnizdoCEO · Teraco Data Environments	Teraco Data Environments	Johannesburg, South Africa	SaaS
Ken NwabuezeCEO (Chief Executive Officer)		United States of America
William SaadEVP & Chief Operating Officer · IHS Towers	IHS Towers	Nigeria	Telecommunications
Mohamad DarwishEVP; CEO, IHS Nigeria · IHS Towers	IHS Towers	Nigeria	Telecommunications
Adam NelsonFounder		United States of America
Robert SeabrookMD (Managing Director)		Singapore
Mauro StettlerLead Developer		Paraguay

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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