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.

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African tech leaders

20 people match this view.

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Person	Company	Location	Sector
Franz StruwigCEO & Co-Founder · HisWay Labs (TrackView)	HisWay Labs (TrackView)	Cape Town, South Africa
James Portman		United Kingdom
Nadia Nilsen		Centurion, South Africa
EviOghene Osifo-Whiskey
Anthony Abakisi
Kwaku Nyadu
Sodeeq ElusojiCo-Founder & CTO · Scandium	Scandium		Artificial Intelligence
Femi Obadimu		Lagos State, Nigeria
Aminat Afolabi		Lagos State, Nigeria
Daniel Olabemiwo		Lagos State, Nigeria
Ibrahim Adepoju		United States
Koami Aziabou		Lome, Togo
Kim Tran		Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Julien GonninManaging Director		Mauritius
Meriam BessaCo-Founder		Casablanca, Morocco
Oussama SekkatCo-Founder		New York, United States of America
Salah Eddine MimouniCo-Founder		Casablanca, Morocco
Jihed OthmaniCo-Founder · Thunder Code	Thunder Code	Paris, France	SaaS
Cyrine Boubaker-DubuissonChief Marketing Officer		Bordeaux, France
Stephen Okhutu		Uganda

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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