Black founders in Tech

We hope by sharing a curated list of successful black entrepreneurs, that will inspire our aspiring young entrepreneurs to build similar businesses or greater ventures

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Sim Shagaya

He is a graduate of George Washington University and Dartmouth College, he also holds an MBA certificate after graduating from Harvard Business School. Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa.

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Tope Awotona - CEO

Calendly

Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails

scheduling

$350,600,000.00

Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil - CHO & Co-founder

Cityblock Health

Cityblock is a healthcare company that address the root causes of health for underserved urban populations.

Healthcare

$299,300,000.00

Peter Njonjo - CEO

Twiga Foods

Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers.

Marketplace

$107,100,000.00

Delane Parnell - CEO

Play Versus Inc.

PlayVS is an operator of an eSports platform used to organize competitions in eSports on behalf of high school.

EsportGaming

$106,200,000.00

Songe LaRon - CEO

Squire Technologies, Inc.

Squire offers a barbershop management and POS/Booking mobile application that connects barbers and clients nationwide.

Online BookingStaff ManagementMarketingClient ManagementPOS

$106,100,000.00

Ikenna Okezie - CEO

Somatus, Inc.

Somatus is a healthcare company that partners with health plans, health systems, and nephrology, and primary care groups.

Healthcare

$80,000,000.00

Donnel Baird - CEO

BlocPower

BlocPower is an energy technology startup that develops healthier, greener, and smarter cities.

Energy

$75,900,000.00

Olugbenga Agboola - CEO

Flutterwave Inc.

Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers.

Payment processing

$64,700,000.00

Ham Serunjogi -CEO

Chipper Cash

Chipper Cash is a fintech platform that offers cross-border money transfer services through mobile.

Payment processing

$52,200,000.00

Obi Ozor - CEO

Kobo360

Kobo360 is a tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations.

Logistics

$37,300,000.00

Diishan Imira - CEO

Mayvenn

Mayvenn enables Stylists to sell products directly to their clients without the upfront costs and burdens of holding inventory.

E-commerce

$36,000,000.00

Travis Holoway - CEO

SoLo Funds

SoLo is a community that allows members to easily access and supply short-term funds for immediate needs.

Fintech

$12,800,000.00

Shola Akinlade - CEO

Paystack Inc.

Paystack lets businesses accept payments via credit card, debit card, money transfer and mobile money on their websites or mobile apps.

Payment processing

$11,700,000.00

Sim Shagaya - CEO

ULesson

ULesson deploy educational contents via smartphones, that allows learners to use the product without concern for internet limitations and costs.

Edtech

$10,600,000.00

Ricardo Villadiego - CEO

Lumu

Lumu is the cybersecurity company that helps the world measure compromise in real time.

cybersecurity

$7,500,000.00

Thomas Njeru -

Pula

Pula delivers agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers navigate climate risks, improve their farming practices and bolster their incomes over time.

Insurance

$7,200,000.00

Kevin Dedher, Founder & CEO