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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African tech leaders

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Person	Company	Location	Sector
Henry Kevin MbuguaChief Executive Officer · Umba (Kenya)	Umba (Kenya)	Kenya
Sodeeq ElusojiCo-Founder & CTO · Scandium	Scandium		Artificial Intelligence
Jihed OthmaniCo-Founder · Thunder Code	Thunder Code	Paris, France	SaaS
Cyrine Boubaker-DubuissonChief Marketing Officer		Bordeaux, France
Samuel AdebisiFounder		Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mika DIOLFounder		Georgia, United States Of America
NDIPOWA TITSA'ACEO (Chief Executive Officer)		Kigali, Rwanda
Abdulazeez OgunjobiCo-Founder & CEO · Scandium	Scandium	Nigeria	Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Femi AghedoChief Operating Officer · Grey	Grey	Lagos, Nigeria	Digital Payments
Idorenyin O.Chief Executive Officer · Grey	Grey	Nigeria	Digital Payments
Charlotte KoepCOO (Chief Operating Officer)		Western Cape, South Africa
Louw HopleyCo-Founder		Western Cape, South Africa
Karim JouiniCo-Founder & CEO · Thunder Code	Thunder Code	Paris, France	SaaS
Salah ShafeiCo-Founder		Al Jizah, Egypt
Youssef HannaCo-Founder		Egypt
Barry O'MahonyCFO (Chief Financial Officer)		California, United States Of America
Tiernan KennedyCo-Founder & CEO · Umba	Umba	California, United States Of America	Financial Services

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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