Tech leaders & networks | Diaspora edition
- africanedtech
- Apr 8, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 16, 2023
AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN TECH FOUNDERs & businesses
Nigeria - Caribbean tech startups | Nigerian Innovation Accelerator & Venture Capitalist in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan and Barbados | Wennovation Hub
 | African tech ecosystem | TheGeneralist | Parttech's report "..Africa’s ecosystem is concentrated. The degree of this consolidation is indicative of the scene’s relative immaturity: 80% of total funding going to just four countries - Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa." |
Nigerian & Kenyan co-founders: Jeremy Johnson, Christina Sass, Ian Carnevale, Nadayar Enegesi, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Brice Nkengsa | Training Software Developers into salaried roles worldwide for African talent & expertise | Andela
Latest African tech startup and ecosystem news | Tech Crunch Africa |  |
Kenyan founder: Luke Kizito | Mobile App For The Deaf | assistALL
 | Jamaican Tech Startup | Cloud-based SaaS | Vehicle tracking app | Amberconnect |
Emtech deploys regulatory sandboxes to African & Caribbean central banks |  |
AppsAfrica | Pan-African tech insights & analyses
What African tech startups can teach us about digital innovation | Imperial College Business School
TechAfricaNews | Weekly tech updates | Akim Benamara, Founder & CEO Akim is a communications professional with extensive experience in the telco & media industry in Africa, committed to building a platform that allows the market to communicate and collaborate. TechAfrica News partners | Key events in the tech, entertainment and communications |  |
Supercharging Africa’s Startups: The Continent’s Path to Tech Excellence | Tony Blair Institute For Global Change
African-caribbean community | Tech Leaders
Nigerian founder: Tope Awotona. After emigrating from Nigeria to the US to attend college, Tope Awotona launched various e-commerce businesses that quickly fizzled when he realized he had no passion for them. In 2013, he cashed in his 401k and went into debt to build Calendly, a scheduling service expected to make about $60 million in 2022 alone. | Calendly | Scheduling Automation Platform The story of Calendly How I Built This Podcast with Guy Raz • Episode 275 | Calendly: Tope Awotona |
Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet? | Follow @whynotadoc | Award-winning podcast where science and tech journalism meet pop-culture, hosted by @thermoflynamics | @newshound1337|@HanaAyoob | @ozy_ismail |
LMF Network @lmfnetwork | Building the confidence & careers through Masterclasses & Mentorship | Follow LMF founder @sonyabarlowuk | Join twitter.com/lmfnetwork | LMF Network |
Black Tech Network in the UK | UK network and tech ecosystem for diverse tech innovators |
People Of Colour In Tech (POCIT) | Join the African-Caribbean diaspora in the UK working or interested in Tech |
Wuraola Oyewusi | Data Scientist & AI Researcher | Technical Instruction in Yoruba | Follow on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/wuraolaoyewusi Twitter / X Wuraola Oyewusi @wuraoyewusi |
Apply for African startup support | |
Join African startup community of product experts, fellow founders and potential investors | |
CodingBlackFemales Platform is the largest community of Black women in tech in the UK. | Join CBF | Community of women coders and non-coders, inspired by 'Hidden Figures' movie |
Build Connections at WorkL.co | Join WorkL.co Share Your Thoughts & Ideas, Ask For Help, Build Tech Networks |
Tech writer catering to or specifically including people of African or Caribbean descent | Abi Mohamed | Angel Techie | abimohamed.medium.com | Follow @cgventuresHQ | #WomenInTech |
Top 10 Most Influential BAME Tech Leaders In The UK 2018 | FT | |
Most Influential BAME Leaders In UK Tech 2019 | Inclusive Boards | |
👜🧏🏾Women's global tech networks | |
👜🧏🏾Caribbean women's tech networks | |
👜🧏🏾African-Caribbean tech women supporting each other | Network where Women Succeed At Work Together | Elpha.com |
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