While you may have only ever heard of a Chief of Staff in the context of elected officials in government, Tsakane Ngoepe offers a fresh perspective to the role.
She is Chief of Staff to M-KOPA’s CEO, she loves the world of investing – and Fortnite.
This is her life in tech.
When James Muriuki decided to get his own place in Nairobi, it would take him 3 months of looking at one terrible house after another. It wasn’t his first time facing housing issues. He’d had a taste of the struggle as a child.
Now he wants to solve this problem with his startup Kijiji.
This is his life in tech.
The journey to a fit and active lifestyle can be daunting for the average person.
First, you have questions about how to start, then all you want to do is stop. Some things make it easier: meal plans and workouts tailored to you specifically by a certified personal trainer.
Abayomi Oladinni’s P-TEE brings these things to your phone.
This is his life in tech.
Ayo and Dare grew up in Ibadan, Nigeria. One day, many years later, Dare pays his older brother a visit, they get talking about Dare finding love and somehow that blossoms into a startup that is helping Africans find love.
The Olatoye Brothers are the co-founders of the matchmaking app Trueflutter.
It’s one thing to leave the UK to return to The Gambia in 1998. It’s another thing to leave a steady job and run the risk of starting a business in the early 2000s. Papa Yusupha Njie did both of these things and today he is the chairman of Access Bank Gambia and his company Unique Solutions is worth millions of dollars.
This is his life in tech.
For those of you who have been following my skincare journey, you will remember that I spoke to a robot about my problems. Armed with my new bot-recommended skincare routine, I had a virtual sit-down with one the co-founders of BARE, the brilliant startup behind said robot. Oluwaferanmi Ogundipe is her name and building tech for black skin is her game.
This is her life in tech.