Driving Inclusive Access
to East Africa's AI &
Digital Economies

AWS

CASSAVA

CISCO

DELL

Fortinet

Honeywell

HP

Kaspersky

LENOVO

Manage Engine

Mart

Mastercard

MICROSOFT

RED HAT

Redington

Starlink

TOSHIBA

ZKTeco

Amari Capital

Amari Capital is a pan-African venture capital and institutional asset management with offices in UK and Tanzania. They invest in solutions across infrastructure, energy, agriculture, financial systems, healthcare, and the creative economy.

Britam-Betalab

Capria

Capria Ventures is a Global South specialist venture capital firm investing in applied Generative AI, connecting founders into a uniquely collaborative network. Capria manages assets over US$ 188M. 

Catalyst Fund

DOB equity

DOB Equity is a venture capital firm based in The Netherlands that invests in innovative and impactful businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. The fund has made 48 investments with an average ticket size of US$ 2M

Dream VC

E3 Capital

A leading Africa-focused VC investing in entrepreneurs building scalable, sustainable technologies. Their first fund supported 15 energy and connectivity companies reaching 17 million people, and their second fund backs decentralised, digitised and decarbonised solutions for a low‑carbon future.

Enza

Enza has raised US$58M across two funds. The firm supports startups digitizing key African industries. They fund has made 48 investments in 31 companies. The investments spread across 8 African commercial hubs, including Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt and South Africa.

Equator

Finance In Motion

FIVE 35 Ventures

Lateral Frontiers

They are an early-stage venture capital fund focused on Africa and other frontier markets. They invest at Seed and Series A in entrepreneurs building foundational technologies in the fintech, climatetech and blockchain sectors.

Lightrock

Lightrock invests in companies that pursue scalable and tech-driven business models around the key impact themes of people, planet, and productivity/tech for good. Lightrock advises over US$5.5 B in assets with a portfolio of 90+ high growth companies. 

LoftyInc Capital

Norrsken22

Novastar

Orbit Ventures

Seedstars

Seedstars is an alternative investment platform specialized in emerging markets.The platform incubates, accelerates and invests in first-time and emerging venture capital funds and their portfolio companies. The fund has made 145+ investments. 

Uncovered Fund

Ventures Platform

Verod K

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures is a joint venture between Verod Capital, a leading private equity firm in West Africa, and Kepple Africa Ventures, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm. Launched in 2022, VKAV aims to support growth-stage companies that are addressing significant challenges across various sectors in Africa, including FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, and Logistics. 

Vestedworld

Founded in 2014, VestedWorld is a Chicago-based asset management firm that targets investments in agriculture, technology and consumer services companies across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Global Council for Responsible AI

The Global Council: uniting leaders worldwide to shape AI that serves humanity responsibly and ethically.

CISO MAG

Hackerverse

EC Council University

Computer Society of Kenya

Kenya’s official ICT professional body shaping national tech standards and policy, uniting a strong network of industry leaders, developers, and researchers driving the country’s digital transformation.

ISACA Kenya

One of Kenya’s leading communities for IT governance, cybersecurity, audit, and risk professionals—part of the global ISACA network powering 150,000+ members across 180+ countries.

Global Alliance For Artificial Intelligence

Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence is the global alliance uniting researchers, policymakers, and leaders to drive ethical, equitable, and human-centered AI for the world.

Ai Kenya

Ai Kenya is East Africa’s largest AI network, bringing together 10,000+ software engineers, AI experts, IT professionals, data scientists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. 

Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade (GCPIT)

Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade is dedicated to promoting international cooperation in trade, industry, and investment through strategic public-interest activities designed to foster mutual understanding and capacity building between the country of operation and the global community. Central to this mission is the integration of Global Business Services and the active engagement of Diaspora Affairs to strengthen transnational ties and economic synergy. By prioritizing Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, the council ensures a sustainable professional infrastructure, while its commitment to Cooperative Development empowers local entities to participate effectively in the global marketplace.

CIO Africa

CIO Africa is a trusted pan‑African technology publication reaching 1M+ enterprise tech leaders, including 55K+ CIOs and senior decision‑makers across Africa through digital, print, and community platforms.

ITU

AI FOR GOOD

Africa Data Center Association

Africa Data Centers Association (ADCA) is the trade organization for data centers in Africa. It provides a platform for data centre actors in Africa to get together, with the aim of promoting and developing growth for the industry, as well as being a catalyst for Africa digital development.

EC-Council

A globally recognized cybersecurity certification body—best known for launching CEH—and has certified 400,000+ professionals across 170+ countries.

La French Tech Nairobi

The official French Tech hub anchoring France’s startup ecosystem in East Africa, uniting 2,300+ tech founders, investors and ecosystem builders at the heart of Nairobi’s tech ecosystem.

Africa.com

Africa.com embodies a powerful vision to reshape perceptions of Africa, dismantling stereotypes and showcasing the continent’s rich complexity. Through a variety of platforms, Africa.com aims to inform, educate, and inspire while promoting a positive narrative that highlights Africa’s achievements and progress. More than a media outlet, Africa.com reflects a genuine passion for Africa’s growth and potential, capturing its true essence as a land of endless opportunities, talents, and possibilities.

Startup kenya

All great things about KENYA, a startup nation.

Catalyst

Catalyst is a technology media portal delivering the latest news and insights from across the tech ecosystem. Based in the Middle East with a strong and growing global audience, our editorial focuses on cybersecurity, tech distribution, artificial intelligence, automation, tech experiences, emerging technologies, startups, and cutting-edge innovations. With a strong focus on high-impact storytelling and industry relevance, we enable technology companies to amplify their voice, showcase innovation, and engage influential audiences.

TechAfrica News

TechAfrica News delivers the latest updates, insights and discussion to the African and Middle Eastern technology, media and telecoms professional.We provide a voice to those who are influencing and re-shaping Africa’s digital landscape, inspiration to the thousands of innovators challenging the boundaries and education to the next generation of African Digital Leaders.Our website and weekly news update reaches over 37,000 subscribers, no other portal can deliver your brand and messaging to such a diverse range of decision makers, influencers and innovators.Website

Tech Arena

TechArena has strengthened its presence as one of East Africa’s most trusted independent tech publications surpassing over 1 million annual readers across Africa. The platform now delivers industry news, startup coverag and product insights to decision-makers, founders and consumers across the region while also powering media partnerships for major technology events.

TechArena is expanding its footprint in 2026 with multimedia products including the upcoming ‘The Disruptive Shift’ podcast, new data-driven content formats and deeper coverage of Africa’s fast-evolving tech and startup landscape.

TechCabal

TechCabal is the most important tech publication documenting the business and human impact of tech in Africa. TechCabal covers the business and players in Africa’s tech landscape and provides the context, reporting, data and events to help founders, CEOs, investors and other decision makers understand how tech is changing Africa.

IT Edge News Africa

The Business Year

Africa Sustainability Matters (ASM)

Africa Sustainability Matters (ASM) is a leading sustainability media and insights platform dedicated to advancing sustainable development across the African continent. ASM serves as a dynamic hub for high-quality news, analysis, policy updates, and thought leadership on environmental, social, and economic sustainability themes, with a focus on climate action, energy transition, climate finance, biodiversity, governance, and sustainable markets. The platform amplifies credible regional and continental perspectives that inform decision-making by policymakers, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society.

Beyond journalism, ASM fosters informed dialogue and practical action by connecting stakeholders with actionable insights, opportunities, and resources that contribute to sustainable growth and resilience in Africa. Through regular publications, expert commentary, and strategic partnerships, ASM champions collaborative solutions to Africa’s most pressing development and sustainability challenges while promoting inclusive socio-economic transformation.

Africa Cyber Digest

Top Africa News

TOP AFRICA NEWS has been recognized as the Best Environment & Natural Resources News Platform 2025 by MEA Markets, highlighting its significant contribution to environmental journalism across Africa.

The Condia

Data Centres Africa

Data Centres Africa Magazine offers independent editorial tightly focused on the technologies and business of specifying, building, and managing data centres within Africa. With a community of over 5,700 managers, directors, and engineers, your message reaches a targeted base of potential customers who are actively seeking infrastructure and consultancy solutions throughout the region.

Channelwise

Channelwise talks directly to the IT channel in Africa, covering technology and issues of specific interest to IT resellers and distributors. It is published as an online site, an alternate-monthly magazine and ebook, and a social media presence. Its sister publication IT-Online is a daily IT news site talking to enterprise IT decision-makers.

Retail Brief