The Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025 has announced its winners, celebrating top tech entrepreneurs and ventures shaping the industry across the continent.
The awards were presented at the seventh edition of Africa Tech Summit Nairobi, powered by Raenest, where over 1,600 tech leaders from 65+ countries gathered.
Why it matters
The awards highlight Africa’s tech innovation across various sectors, recognizing companies addressing critical challenges in agriculture, fintech, AI, climate tech, and more.
What they’re saying
- Lauren Adair, Director of Africa Tech Summit: “The Awards were created to celebrate tech companies driving business and growth across a range of sectors. It was fantastic to host so many finalists in one room, recognizing their achievements and closing Africa Tech Summit Nairobi on a high.”
The winners:
- Agritech: Mazao AgClimate Limited (Tanzania) – Restoring soil health and reducing synthetic fertilizer dependency to protect smallholder farmers.
- AI: Cassava Technologies (South Africa) – Advancing AI-driven connectivity, cybersecurity, and cloud services.
- Climate Tech: Sabi (Nigeria) – Using blockchain for real-time traceability and ESG compliance in commodity trading.
- Cross-Border Payments: Flutterwave (Nigeria) – Simplifying international remittances across 35+ countries.
- Digital Commerce: OmniRetail (Nigeria) – Digitizing Africa’s highly fragmented retail sector.
- EdTech: Ikusasa Technology Solutions (South Africa) – Innovating vocational training through digital platforms.
- Enterprise: Smile ID (Nigeria) – Tackling Africa’s identity verification challenges.
- FemTech: My Pregnancy Journey (South Africa) – A digital health app for African maternal care.
- FinTech: HUB2 (Mauritius) – Unifying mobile money, bank transfers, and crypto in Francophone Africa.
- Health Tech: Zuri Health (Kenya) – Offering affordable, AI-powered digital healthcare solutions.
- Web3: MiniPay (Nigeria) – Enabling low-cost blockchain transactions via Opera Mini.
- Female Tech Innovator: Chinwe Udo-Davis (Nigeria) – Leading Instollar, a clean energy marketplace training women in solar installation.
- Young Tech Innovator: Maxwell Opondo (Kenya) – Creator of Zerobionic, a robotic arm translating sign language.
What’s next
- The summit also launched the Africa Climate Tech and Sustainability report, providing insights into climate tech innovations.
- Project Jacaranda was inaugurated, a collaboration on carbon capture and storage in Kenya.
- The next gathering, Africa Tech Summit London, will take place on June 6, 2025, at the London Stock Exchange.
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