How Ken Njoroge Built Cellulant into a Pan-African Payments Ecosystem Powering 35 Countries
Cellulant began with a simple vision to streamline payments in Africa. Under Ken Njoroge, it now serves 35+ markets and closed a $47.5M Series C.
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How Meshack Alloys Developed Sendy Into an Influential East African Logistics Platform
Meshack Alloys transformed informal East‑African transport into Sendy a tech‑powered logistics network with 5,000+ vehicles, US$26.5 M funding, and clients like Unilever and Jumia.
How Odunayo Eweniyi Built PiggyVest Into a Top African Savings Platform
With PiggyVest, Odunayo Eweniyi helped turn informal saving habits into a ₦2 trillion‑payout digital savings platform trusted by millions across Africa.
How Gregory Rockson Built mPharma Across Africa’s Healthcare Markets
Gregory Rockson built mPharma into a pan‑African medicine supply network reaching 9 countries, creating over 850 pharmacies to deliver affordable, quality drugs and serve millions of patients across the continent.
How Tayo Oviosu Built Paga Into One of Africa’s Most Trusted Digital Payment Platforms
Tayo Oviosu turned frustration with cash into Paga, a Nigerian fintech company serving 29 million users, and building enterprise infrastructure. Today, it stands out as one of Africa’s most trusted platforms thanks to its nationwide agent network and consistent reliability.
How Fred Swaniker Built the African Leadership Group to Train Africa’s Future Leaders
Fred Swaniker launched the African Leadership Group, training nearly 1,800 students at ALA, awarding US$230 million in scholarships, and aiming for 3 million ethical leaders by 2035.
How Temie Giwa-Tubosun Built LifeBank Into Africa’s Leading Lifesaving Logistics Network
In Nigeria alone, over 1.8 M units of blood are needed yearly, but only 500 K are collected, a gap LifeBank fills by delivering blood and other lifesaving supplies.
How Marcus Swanepoel built Luno into a leading crypto exchange in Africa (from startup to 9M+ users)
By 2021, Luno served 9M users in 40+ countries, processing billions of dollars in transactions and making crypto accessible across Africa.
How Aisha Pandor built SweepSouth into one of Africa's leading on-demand home services companies
Over 80% of domestic work in Africa is informal, and Pandor turned this overlooked gap into one of the continent’s most successful tech solutions.
How Peter Njojo built Twiga Foods into one of Africa's food tech supply chain companies
Peter Njonjo transformed Twiga Foods into a leading Pan-African food-tech supply chain company, connecting over 17,000 farmers to thousands of retailers and helping reduce the cost of some fresh produce by up to 15%.
How Ham Serunjogi Built Chipper Cash into One of Africa’s Leading Payments Platforms
Ham Serunjogi, a Ugandan entrepreneur, co-founded Chipper Cash in 2018. Chipper Cash now operates across Africa and beyond, having raised over $300 million and driving pan-African payments.
How Shola Akinlade Built Paystack into One of Africa’s Leading Startups
Paystack revolutionized digital payments in Africa by simplifying transactions, enabling thousands of businesses to scale across the continent and beyond.
How Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Built Andela into One of Africa’s Most Successful Startups
Andela transformed Africa’s tech landscape by building a Pan-African network of engineers, redefining global talent sourcing through innovation and inclusion.
How Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola Built Flutterwave into One of Africa’s Leading FinTech Companies
GB Agboola scaled Flutterwave into a payments infrastructure that commands a US$31 billion annual volume, enabling commerce across more than 35 countries.
How Tosin Eniolorunda Built Moniepoint Into Nigeria’s SME Money Machine
Moniepoint, led by Tosin Eniolorunda, powers over $22 billion in monthly transactions, driving Nigeria’s SME growth and reshaping Africa’s fintech economy.
Top 10 Most Entrepreneurial Countries in Africa
The strong push on self-reliance is driven by the decline in stable employment. This shift has led to the consistent growth in entrepreneurship, with countries like South Africa, Kenya, and Rwanda making significant progress in the global chart.