Meet Africa’s Top Entrepreneurs | Success Stories & Business Insights

In the heart of Lagos’s bustling car trade, Carbin Africa is redefining how dealerships buy and sell vehicles through data-driven technology. Co-founded by Femi Oriowo (CEO) and Fawaz Abdul (CBO) in 2023, the company is tackling the inefficiencies and lack of transparency that have long plagued the used-car ecosystem.

Founded by Eric Rutayisire (CEO), together with Mamy Ingabire Muziga (Managing Director and Co-founder) and Teddy Segore (Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder), Charis Analytics—a subsidiary of Charis UAS—is a Kigali-based innovator using drone-powered, AI-driven technologies to give African industries real-time visibility into their assets and environments.

Ecotutu is a Nigerian cleantech startup delivering innovative, solar-powered cold storage solutions tailored for agricultural markets and healthcare facilities.

Founded in 2018 by Cynthia Wandia (CEO) and David Hwan (COO), Kwara is a Kenyan fintech startup redefining the future of Savings and...

AgriKool is a South African agritech startup founded in 2018 by Zamokuhle Thwala, an agricultural engineer and former smallholder farmer,...

Instollar Technologies, a Nigerian startup founded in 2022 by Chinwe Udo-Davis and Paul Casey, is reshaping Africa’s renewable energy...

Revolutionizing Biotech in Tanzania NovFeed , a Tanzanian biotech startup founded in 2020 by microbiologist Diana Orembe (CEO) and...

Siwela Wines is a premier South African wine company and one of the few black female-owned businesses in the industry. Founded in 2018 by...

Green Afro-Palms (GAP) is a Ghanaian agribusiness founded by Kwame Ababio, an engineer committed to leveraging technology and innovation...

Funkidz Limited, founded by Ciiru Waithaka, is a Kenyan-based company driving creativity and innovation in the manufacturing industry....

Maliyo Games, founded by Hugo Obi in 2012, is at the forefront of demonstrating African culture through casual mobile games. The company...

Sam Gikandi, the co-founder of ‘Africa’s Talking’, has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the tech industry in Africa. Established...

Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech startup, was founded in 2019 by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi to tackle the significant challenge of...

As the founder of INO-Biodiesel, Innocentia Mahlatse Mamaila is dedicated to producing and supplying certified clean fuel, specifically...

Agro Supply is giving farmers in Africa the tools to scale in a climate change-affected future. Founded in 2017 by Joseph Ogwal, the...

Brastorne Enterprises, founded in 2013 in Botswana by Thato Stimela and Naledi Magowe, aims to bridge the digital divide in Africa by...

Eden Life is an innovative Nigerian startup dedicated to enhancing the lives of ambitious individuals and businesses by connecting them...

Taskmoby is the first Ethiopian digital marketplace that connects customers to qualified home service providers (e.g. plumbers, cleaners,...

Swoove is a startup revolutionizing logistics operations in emerging markets by automating the delivery process, enabling businesses to...