Founder Stories
Profiles, company-building journeys and reporting on the founders building technology businesses across Africa.
Ikenna Nzewi: The Releaf journey that led to Biochar Industrial Group
Ikenna Nzewi’s startup career has moved from improving agricultural processing to turning its leftovers into a climate technology business. The thread connecting those...
Shola Akinlade: From building software in Lagos to Paystack and The Stack Group
Before Paystack became part of Stripe, Shola Akinlade was a software builder working through a much smaller question: how could the tools he...
Ghana’s TrustCheck builds a reputation trail for social commerce
Tema-based TrustCheck is building a way for Ghanaian shoppers to investigate online sellers before sending money. Founded by Elliot Brenya and launched in...
Adeola Adedewe’s Kredete adds a licensed South African base
Kredete, founded by Adeola Adedewe in 2022, has acquired a South African company holding a Crypto Asset Service Provider licence. The October 2026...
Tesh Mbaabu’s Cloud9 attracts backing for cross-border business payments
Tesh Mbaabu is building Cloud9 around the financial needs of African entrepreneurs trading across borders. The Kenyan fintech received investment from Alliance, reported...
Michael Moyo and Louis Murerwa build Ocular AI around voice data
Michael Moyo and Louis Murerwa, Ocular AI’s co-founders, are developing datasets and evaluations for voice models rather than another general-purpose chatbot. The US-based...
Rama Afullo and Nelson Kigen Psenjen take software into orbit
Satlyt’s founders are pursuing computing capacity already aboard satellites. Rama Afullo and chief technology officer Dr Nelson Kigen Psenjen established the business in...
Atta founders join Replit after charting technology acquisition
Omar Shaik and Amine Ben Khalifa, the founders of Egypt-founded Atta, are joining Replit following the acquisition of their business-analysis and charting company....
Founder Stories
Ikenna Nzewi: The Releaf journey that led to Biochar Industrial Group
Ikenna Nzewi’s startup career has moved from improving agricultural processing to turning its leftovers into a climate technology business. The thread connecting those...
Shola Akinlade: From building software in Lagos to Paystack and The Stack Group
Before Paystack became part of Stripe, Shola Akinlade was a software builder working through a much smaller question: how could the tools he...
