Embark on a journey through the lives of extraordinary individuals who dared to challenge the status quo and carve out their own paths in a competitive landscape. Discover how childhood dreams, setbacks, and pivotal moments shaped their destinies as they navigated uncharted territory in pursuit of their entrepreneurial visions. Through triumphs and tribulations, these trailblazers have left an indelible mark on business history—propelling startups from mere concepts to global phenomena. Join us as we unveil the untold narratives behind some of today’s most iconic leaders in tech, finance, healthcare, and beyond—a testament to ambition’s power to transform not just companies but entire industries.
Lesley Marincola is the founder and CEO of Angaza, a company that provides a customer management solution for product distributors. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Product Design and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Marincola has over 15 years of experience in the technology industry, having worked at Amazon (Lab126) with […]
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Who is Hilda Moraa? Well, Hilda Moraa is an award-winning innovator, author, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in Fintech and regulation. She is the Founder and CEO of Pezesha, a digital financial infrastructure company based in Kenya. Pezesha provides a peer-to-peer micro-lending marketplace that offers access to affordable financial services for Small
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Who is Lucrezia Bisignani? Lucrezia Bisignani is a multi-talented individual who has worked in the film industry and is the founder and CEO of Kukua, an education entertainment company that produces weather stations and apps for farmers in Africa. She has acted in projects like “Zodiaco – Il libro perduto” and has worked with Lupita
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Andela, an engineering-as-a-service business that assists companies in building remote teams quickly and cost-effectively. Aboyeji is also the founder and former managing director of Flutterwave, a technology that uses digital payment infrastructure that assists banks and businesses to build seamless and secure payments for
Mitchell Elegbe is Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at Interswitch, a business he conceptualized and has led since 2002 when the company went into operation. Under his leadership, Interswitch has remarkably diversified its business, broadened distribution channels, and expanded into new markets across Africa, driving revolutionary payment
Gregory Rockson is the co-founder and CEO of mPharma, a technology-driven, vendor-managed inventory and retail pharmacy operator with operations across eight countries in Africa. As an alumni of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community and tech pioneer, he was a PPIA Fellow in Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a Rotary Scholar at the
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Shola is the CEO and co-founder of Paystack, a technology company powering payments and growth for businesses in Africa. Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes – from startups to government agencies – use Paystack’s robust suite of payment APIs to collect and transfer online and offline payments securely. Paystack processes over 50% of all online
Ezra Olubi, the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of PayStack, is known as one of the pioneers of the online payment system in Nigeria. He’s a major player in Nigeria’s tech space who recently received a national award. Ezra Olubi also has a unique fashion sense that has earned him diverse audiences on various
Nelly Chatue-Diop is CEO and co-founder of Ejara: Africa’s first non-custodial wallet and blockchain-based mobile investment platform uniquely tailored for Francophone Africa and the diaspora. After earning her degree in computer science and MBA from HEC Paris and London Business School, Nelly has spent the last 15+ years across Europe and the United States building
Ghanaian entrepreneur Miishe Addy is the founder and CEO of Jetstream Africa, a digital logistics platform in Ghana which makes her the first female CEO in the tech industry. Jetstream Africa provides end-to-end supply chain management solutions to businesses in Africa. But her journey to success was not an easy one. Miishe had to overcome