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

19 people match this view.

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Person	Company	Location	Sector
Neha KumarCo-Founder · littlefish	littlefish	South Africa	FinTech
Franz StruwigCEO & Co-Founder · HisWay Labs (TrackView)	HisWay Labs (TrackView)	Cape Town, South Africa
Asaf Ben-NathanCo-Founder & CTO · Digital Cabinet	Digital Cabinet	South Africa	Cloud Computing
Nadia Nilsen		Centurion, South Africa
James Portman		United Kingdom
Davith Kahwa		South Africa
Mohammad Fouad HassanCo-Founder
Babatola Awe
Akintayo Okekunle
Emad ElazharyCo-Founder		Egypt
Mohy AboualamCo-Founder		Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Brandon RobertsCo-Founder & CEO · littlefish	littlefish	Gauteng, South Africa	FinTech
Ryan CaninCo-Founder		Florida, United States of America
Sherif KhairallahCBO (Chief Business Officer)		Skåne, Sweden
Mohamed ElmasryMD (Managing Director)		Cambridge, United Kingdom
Zouhair HamdaouiFounder		Paris, France
Philip ConstantineEVP (Executive Vice President)		New York, United States of America
Steve SamsonVP Sales (Vice President of Sales)		Greater New York, United States of America
Daniel KritzasCo-Founder & CEO · Digital Cabinet	Digital Cabinet	Cape Town, South Africa	Cloud Computing

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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