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.

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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?

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African tech leaders

20 people match this view.

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Person	Company	Location	Sector
Louisa GathechaCo-Founder & CEO · Bottle Logistics East Africa	Bottle Logistics East Africa	Nairobi, Kenya
Asaf Ben-NathanCo-Founder & CTO · Digital Cabinet	Digital Cabinet	South Africa	Cloud Computing
Raghav SachdevaChief Investment Officer · Nithio	Nithio		Finance
Queen Chinyere QuinnCo-Founder · Nithio	Nithio		Finance
Bobby PittmanCo-Founder; Board · Nithio	Nithio		Finance
Babatola Awe
Akintayo Okekunle
Sodeeq ElusojiCo-Founder & CTO · Scandium	Scandium		Artificial Intelligence
Roeland MengerCEO · Nithio	Nithio		Finance
Jihed OthmaniCo-Founder · Thunder Code	Thunder Code	Paris, France	SaaS
Cyrine Boubaker-DubuissonChief Marketing Officer		Bordeaux, France
Roy Kimathi		Kenya
Ryan CaninCo-Founder		Florida, United States of America
Michael TekabeCOO (Chief Operating Officer)		Nairobi, Kenya
Penda MarreCo-Founder		United States of America
Kidus AsfawCo-Founder		Nairobi, Kenya
Abdulazeez OgunjobiCo-Founder & CEO · Scandium	Scandium	Nigeria	Artificial Intelligence
Karim JouiniCo-Founder & CEO · Thunder Code	Thunder Code	Paris, France	SaaS
Erwin SpoldersFounder & CEO · REDAVIA	REDAVIA	Munich, Germany	Solar Energy
Zouhair HamdaouiFounder		Paris, France

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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