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mPharma
mPharma is a Ghana-based health technology company founded in Accra in 2013 by Gregory Rockson, operating a pan-African pharmacy network that makes prescription medicines more affordable.
Mteto Nyati
Mteto Nyati is a South African technology executive, Group Chief Executive of Altron from 2017 to 2022 and now Executive Chairman of BSG and chairperson of the Eskom board.
Nadayar Enegesi
Nadayar Enegesi is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the talent marketplace Andela in Lagos in 2014 and later co-founded Eden Life, a subscription home-services company in Nigeria and Kenya.
Nala (fintech company)
NALA is a cross-border payments fintech founded by Tanzanian entrepreneur Benjamin Fernandes, letting users in the US, UK, and EU send money to Africa and Asia.
Nexttel
Nexttel, the brand of Viettel Cameroon SA, is a joint venture between Vietnam's Viettel and Cameroonian businessman El Hadji Baba Danpullo, and Cameroon's third mobile operator.
Nitin Gajria
Nitin Gajria is a technology executive who serves as Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Google, based in Johannesburg since June 2019, overseeing its $1 billion investment program.
Olugbenga Agboola
Olugbenga "GB" Agboola is a Nigerian engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the payments company Flutterwave in 2016 and has served as its chief executive officer since 2018.
Oumar Rafiou Barry
Oumar Rafiou Barry is a Guinean fintech entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Cauridor, a cross-border payments company spun out of BNB Transfer Corp in 2022 that reported $500 million in payment volume in 2024.
Raphael Kofi Afaedor
Raphael Kofi Afaedor is a Ghanaian-born technology entrepreneur who co-founded the online retailer Jumia in Lagos in 2012, serving as its chief executive until January 2014.
Riaan Stassen
Riaan Stassen is a South African banker who co-founded Capitec Bank and was its chief executive from 2004 to 2013, building it into a major retail bank.
Ridhwan Khan
Ridhwan Khan is a South African entrepreneur who founded and leads Mobicel, a budget phone brand launched in 2007 and called South Africa's only successful domestic smartphone brand.
Sacha Poignonnec
Sacha Poignonnec is a business executive who co-founded Jumia, the pan-African e-commerce company, and led it as co-CEO with Jeremy Hodara from 2012 until November 2022.
Tarun Shah
Tarun Shah is a Kenyan business executive who co-founded Bidco Africa, the Thika-based consumer-goods manufacturer, and holds an equal one-third share with his father and brother.
Tjaart van der Walt
Tjaart van der Walt is a South African engineer and fintech entrepreneur who co-founded Tyme in 2012, the company behind TymeBank and GoTyme Bank in the Philippines.
Tosin Eniolorunda
Tosin Eniolorunda is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the fintech Moniepoint, formerly TeamApt, in 2015 and serves as its group CEO, leading it to unicorn status in 2024.
Tunde Kehinde
Tunde Kehinde is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur based in Lagos who co-founded Jumia Nigeria in 2012 and led the small-business lending fintech Lidya until 2024.
Tyme Group
Tyme Group is a Singapore-headquartered digital banking group founded in 2012 that runs branchless banks in South Africa and the Philippines, serving more than 23 million customers.
TymeGroup
TymeGroup is a Singapore-headquartered digital banking group founded in 2012 by Coen Jonker and Tjaart van der Walt, operating TymeBank in South Africa and GoTyme in the Philippines.
Vimal Shah
Vimal Shah is a Kenyan industrialist, born in Nyeri in 1960, who co-founded Bidco Africa, the Thika-based maker of edible oils and soaps, and led it as chief executive until 2017.
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank is a Nigerian commercial bank founded by Jim Ovia in 1990, listed on the Nigerian and London stock exchanges and among Nigeria's largest banks.