The Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025 has announced its 55 finalists, recognizing companies and individuals making a significant impact on Africa’s technology landscape. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony on February 13, 2025, during the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi.
The summit, scheduled for February 12-13, 2025, will gather over 2,000 industry leaders and 1,000 companies, fostering networking, collaboration, and knowledge sharing in Africa’s tech ecosystem.
Categories and Selection Process
The Africa Tech Summit Awards recognize achievements across 11 sector categories and two individual categories. The finalists were chosen from a pool of over 300 applications, assessed by an independent panel based on innovation, impact, scalability, and relevance to the African market.
Lauren Adair, Director of Africa Tech Summit, commented:
“We’re delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards. With over 300 entries, our judges faced a tough task narrowing it down to five finalists per category. These companies are transforming their sectors and driving growth across the continent. We look forward to celebrating their achievements in Nairobi next month.”
Finalists by Category
Agritech
- AFEX (Nigeria) – africaexchange.com
- ChipChip (Ethiopia) – chipchip.social
- Mazao AgClimate Limited (Tanzania) – mazaohub.com
- Keep it Cool (Kenya) – raino.co.ke
- Winich Farms (Nigeria) – winichfarms.com
Artificial Intelligence
- Cassava Technologies (South Africa) – cassava.ai
- Chpter (Kenya) – chpter.co
- NextAV (Tunisia) – nextav.ai
- Tawi Fresh (Kenya) – tawifresh.com
- ToumAI Analytics (Morocco) – toumai-voice-analytics.com
Climate Tech
- Afrilogic Solutions (Ghana) – afrilogicsolutions.com
- Innovex (U) Ltd (Uganda) – innovex.org
- Instollar Technologies (Nigeria) – instollar.com
- Sabi (Nigeria) – sabi.am
- Takazuri (Kenya) – takazuri.com
Cross-Border Payments
- Aza Finance (Kenya) – azafinance.com
- Flutterwave (Nigeria) – flutterwave.com
- Grey (Nigeria) – grey.co
- WeWire (Nigeria) – wewire.com
- Yellow Card (South Africa) – yellowcard.io
Digital Commerce
- OmniRetail (Nigeria) – omniretail.africa
- SendMercury (Nigeria) – sendmercuryapp.com
- SwiftVEE (South Africa) – swiftvee.com
- Tawi Fresh (Kenya) – tawifresh.com
- Tola (Ireland) – tolamobile.io
EdTech
- Cassava Technologies (South Africa) – cassava.ai
- DirectEd Development (Kenya) – directed.dev
- Hermplify (Nigeria) – hermplify.com
- Ikusasa Technology Solutions (South Africa) – ikusasatech.com
- Laboussole (Cameroon) – laboussole-edu.com
Enterprise
- Andela (United States) – andela.com
- Beacon Power Services (Nigeria) – beaconpowerservices.com
- Froid Energy Ltd (Kenya) – froidenergyltd.com
- Incentro Africa (Kenya) – incentro.com
- Smile ID (Nigeria) – usesmileid.com
FemTech
- Babysteps (Kenya) – babystepske.pages.dev
- Hermplify (Nigeria) – hermplify.com
- Mara Scientific (Uganda) – marascientific.org
- My Pregnancy Journey (South Africa) – mypregnancyjourney.co.za
- Sanicle Digital Health (United States) – sanicle.cloud
Fintech
- Flow (Uganda) – flowglobal.net
- HUB2 (Mauritius) – hub2.io
- Peach Payments (South Africa) – peachpayments.com
- Valu (Egypt) – valu.com.eg
- Yellow Card (South Africa) – yellowcard.io
Health Tech
- Antara Health (Kenya) – antarahealth.com
- ION Kenya (Kenya) – ionkenya.com
- OneHealth (Nigeria) – onehealthng.com
- Remedial Health (Nigeria) – remedial.health
- Zuri Health (Kenya) – zuri.health
Web3
- ICP Hub (Kenya) – icphubkenya.io
- Investa Farm (Kenya) – investafarm.com
- MiniPay (Nigeria) – opera.com/products/minipay
- Sabi (Nigeria) – sabi.am
- Yellow Card (South Africa) – yellowcard.io
What Finalists Receive
All finalists will attend Africa Tech Summit Nairobi, gaining industry recognition, networking opportunities, and investor access. Winners will receive a physical Africa Tech Summit Award.
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