Over the years, women have been doing well in tech and it is evident in the way they have been successful in making their tech startup progressive and highly rated. While discussing women in tech and women tech founders, African women are no exception in this discourse as they have also and still contributing greatly to the tech space.
Below is the list of thirty outstanding African female founders who are inspiring the younger generation.
1. Damisi Busari
Damisi is a former Flutterwave executive who had keen interest in computer. This motivation led her to study an IT and Business Information course at Middlesex University, United Kingdom. She is the CEO and founder of fintech startup, SendSprint.
2. Kagure Wamunyu
Kagure is a Kenyan Civil Engineer thatgraduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She is the CEO and co-founder of Jumba, a construction tech startup that is simplifying purchase and financing of construction materials in Africa.
3. Maya Horgan Famodu
Maya is a graduate of Pomona College where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. She is the co-founder and managing director of Ingressive Capital, a venture capital firm, that targets African tech startups.
4. Tarneem Saeed
Tarneem is a Sudanese who graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the CEO and founder of Alsoug, a Sudanese classified market place platform.
5. Odunayo Eweniyi
Eweniyi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, South-West of Nigeria. She attended Covenant University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. She is the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at PiggyVest and co-founder of Feminist Coalition.
6. Sara Menker
Sara was born and raised in Ethiopia. She has her Bachelor in Arts in Economics and African Studies at Mount Holyoke College and the London School of Economics. She is also an MBA holder from Colombia University. She is the founder of Gro Intelligence, which is an AI-Powered company providing decision making tools and analytics to the food, agriculture, and climate industries.
7. Tomilola Adejana
Tomilola is a Nigerian entrepreneur who is from Ondo State but raised in Lagos Nigeria. She is a graduate of Physiology from the University of Lagos. She is the co-founder and CEO of Bankly, an online savings platform that digitises customer savings into a secure and decentralized mobile wallet.
8. Miishe Addy
Miishe is a Ghanaian entrepreneur who was born in Texas. She is a graduate of Harvard where she studied Philosophy. She is the founder and CEO of Jetstream, a cross-border logistics platform that digitalises the supply chain and help cargo owners with import, export, and trade financing needs.
9. Ugwe Eneyo
Ugwem is a Nigerian who grew up in South Africa. She is a Masters and PhD degree holder in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. She is the founder of Shyft, a company that builds IoT hardware and software solutions to optimize distributed energy resource performance.
10. Joanna Bischel
Joanna is a Rwandan who was born in Poland and raised in Toronto, Canada. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. She is the founder of Kasha, an e-Retail platform that provides women in East Africa with access to high quality women’s health, personal care, and beauty products.
11. Fara Ashiru Jituboh
Fara studied at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She is the co-founder of Okra, an open finance infrastructure developers and businesses.
12. Neile Nkholise
Nneile is a South African born in Lesotho. She is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. She is the founder of iMed Tech, a medical technology company that specialises in 3D printing for breast prostheses.
13.Yanmo Omorogbe
Yanmo attended the Imperial College,London, where she studied Chemical Engineering. She is the co-founder of Bamboo, which gives the average Nigerian the access to become a share holders in global companies such as Google, Twitter, Amazon, etc.
14. Tobego Mokwena
Tobego is a South African entrepreneur and tech enthusiast. She is the co-founder and CEO of Akiba Digital, a financial technology company that aids SMEs to get funds despite their credit scores, with its alternative credit scoring infrastructure.
15. Aisha Pandor
Aisha hails from Johannesburg, South Africa. She completed her PhD in Human Genetics at the University of Cape Town. She is the founder of SweeAfrica, an online platform that connects home owners with trusted vetted cleaners in South Africa.
16. Anu Adesolum
Anu is a Nigerian who attended theLondon School of Economics and Political Science. She is the CEO and founder of Sabi, a Nigerian B2B marketplace that enables merchants, wholesalers, aggregators, distributors, and manufacturers to grow their businesses using its technology.
17. Hilda Moraa
Hilda is a Kenyan with a B.Sc. in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University. She obtained her Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from JomoKenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Hilda is the founder of Pezesha and the co-founder at WezaTele limited, a leading provider of innovative and mobile solutions in the supply chain, distribution, and financial solutions in Kenya.
18. Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Temie was born in Ila Orangun in OsunState. She grew up in Ila Ilesha and in Ibadan till she was fifteen. She graduated from Minnesota State University,Moorhead. She is the founder of LifeBank, a medical logistics company that delivers essential medical supplies to hospitals and clinics in Nigeria.
19. Ada Osakwe
Ada is a Nigerian entrepreneur who graduated from the University of Hull, in the United Kingdom. She is the founder of Agrolay Ventures, an investment firm that assists early stage startups in the agriculture and food industries. She has been doing well for herself as she is also the founder of Nuli, a healthy food restaurant chain in Nigeria that promotes healthy eating and lifestyle.
20. Jihan Abass
Jihan is a Kenyan entrepreneur who obtained her undergraduate degree in finance from Bayes Business School and also got her MBA from the University of Oxford. She was formerly a Futures and Sugar Trader at a trading house in London, England. She is the founder of Lami Insurance Technology, an insurtech startup based in Nairobi that helps businesses design digital insurance products.
21. Olamide Brown Orekunrin
Olamide is from Ilawe, EkitiState. She grew up under foster care parents in the UK. She is a graduate of the University of London and Hull York MedicalSchool. She is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, a medical evacuation service that provides care and transportation services across West Africa. She is also recognized as one of the top female tech founders in Africa.
22. Rebecca Enonchong
Rebecca Enonchong is from Cameroon, she graduated with a BSc and MSc in economics from the Catholic University of America. She is an Oracle Professional Certification holder.She is the founder of AppsTech. AppsTechhas helped to provide global application solutions to organizations.
23. Nelly Charlie-Diop
Nelly is an entrepreneur and computer scientist from Cameroon. She is a graduate of HEC Paris and London Business School, where she earned her degree in Computer Science and MBA. She is the founder of Ejara, an investments and savings application for French-speaking Africa.
24. Tomilola Adejana
Tomilola is a Nigerian entrepreneur who is from Ondo State but raised in Lagos Nigeria. She is a graduate of Physiology from the University of Lagos. She is the co-founder and CEO of Bankly, an online savings platform that digitises customer savings into a secure and decentralized mobile wallet.
25. Thato Schemer
Thato grew up in Pretoria, South Africa, and Wisconsin, USA. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing from the University of Cape Town. She is the founder of Zoie Health Care; an initiative and establishment to make millions of women have access to quality healthcare by leveraging technology.
27. Catherine Chepkembi
Catherine is a Kenyan who studied at the University of Pennsylvania where she got her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. She is the founder and CEO of Tushop, a social commerce platform that enables group purchasing of fast moving consumer goods.
28. Jumoke Dada
Jumoke is a Nigerian entrepreneur who is a first class graduate from the University of Lagos where she studied Architecture. She is the founder of Taeillo, an e-commerce furniture and lifestyle brand based in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.
29. Cynthia Wandia
Cynthia was born in Kenya. She graduatedfrom Yale University, where she studied Electrical Engineering. She is the CEO and co-founder of Kwara, a digital banking platform for savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya.
30. Yvonne Johnson
Yvonne obtained her Bachelors from BennetCollege and Masters from North Carolina A&T State University. She is the Managing Director and co-founder of Indicina, a Nigerian startup provider of automated tools for credit assessment.
