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The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, seed fund, and incubator headquartered in Accra, Ghana. [1] [2] The three-phased institution was founded in 2008 to provide training, investment, and mentoring for aspiring technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating ...
Magatte Wade is a Senegalese entrepreneur who was raised in France. She gained initial fame for a TEDTalk she made in 2017 about what she argues is an excessive regulatory environment in Africa, which forces young Africans to emigrate for economic reasons. [1] Wade has been known since at least 2004 for her business and entrepreneurial ventures ...
Sanusi Dantata (grandfather) Aminu Dantata (grand-uncle) Sani Dangote (brother) Aliko Dangote (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at ...
The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a US-based business network for African entrepreneurs that provides funding, university scholarships and a support ecosystem. [1] [2] [3] The Alliance was founded by Okendo Lewis-Gayle [4] and is supported by Cisco and the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation , [5] amongst others.
ayeorganization .com. Africa's Young Entrepreneurs Organization (A.Y.E.) is the foremost [1] entrepreneurship organization in Africa. A.Y.E unites and empowers entrepreneurs in Africa, by fostering social, intellectual, and financial connections thereby developing a generation of outstanding African entrepreneurs who will shape the economic ...
In 2011, The Times of London named him one of the 25 Leaders of Africa's Renaissance Award. [18] In 2014, Fortune Magazine named Masiyiwa one of the 50 most influential business leaders in the world, [19] and he was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine. [20] [21]
South African. Education. University of the Witwatersrand. Occupation (s) Entrepreneur, author, businessman. Website. vusithembekwayo .com. Vusi Thembekwayo (born March 1985) is a South African entrepreneur, author, and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of the MyGrowthFund Venture Partners. [ 1][ 2][ 3] He is the author of two books.
Theo Baloyi is a South African entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Bathu Shoes. [1] He launched his eponymous shoe brand in 2015, having previously served as a Senior Associate at PwC in Dubai. [2] [3] He was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019. [4] [5] In 2021, he won GQ's Business Leader of the Year. [6] [7]