Portraits & leaders

Founder & CEO

Agrix Tech

Agritech / AI

Yaoundé, Cameroon

AI-driven crop diagnostics serving 1,100+ farmers; African Development Bank backed.

Co-founder

Healthlane; GiftedMom

Healthtech

Cameroon / pan-African

Bill Gates-recognised maternal-health pioneer; Y Combinator W2020.

CEO & Founder

Mountain Hub; Iknite Studio; Mountain Angel Network; Skylabase

Ecosystem builder / fintech / venture studio

Buea / Douala, Cameroon

Founder of Cameroon's leading TIES innovation hub; organiser of CITSCM; venture builder.

Angel investor

VBAN; FI Cameroon mentor

Angel investing

Cameroon

Active Cameroonian angel investor; Founder Institute leadership.

Founder & CEO

Freshbag

Agritech / supply chain

Yaoundé, Cameroon

GreenTec Capital-backed agritech connecting 1,600+ farmers and 700+ vendors.

Co-founder

upOwa

Cleantech / solar energy

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Pioneer of pay-as-you-go solar in Cameroon; pre-acquisition by EDF.

Founder & CEO

IWOMI Technologies

Fintech / banking software

Douala, Cameroon

Built Africa's leading banking compliance software; backed by Baobab Network.

Co-founder

GiftedMom; Healthlane

Healthtech / oncology

Cameroon

Doctor who co-founded GiftedMom; pioneers digital tools for cervical/breast cancer screening.

Managing Partner

Darena Ventures; FI Cameroon mentor

Venture capital

Cameroon

Pan-African VC; Cameroon FI program leader.

Founder & CEO

Waspito

Healthtech / telemedicine

Douala, Cameroon

Built top-ranked Cameroonian healthtech, $5.2M+ raised; VivaTech 2023 winner.

Founder

Maviance / Smobilpay

Fintech

Düsseldorf, Germany / Douala

Co-founded leading CEMAC fintech; raised $3M from MFS Africa/Onafriq.

Co-founder & former CEO

upOwa

Cleantech / solar

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Co-founded upOwa, the largest PAYG solar company in Cameroon (acquired by EDF 2024).

Founder & CEO

Koree

Fintech / loyalty

Douala, Cameroon

First Cameroonian, francophone, and woman to win Ecobank Fintech Challenge.

CEO

ADAA SAS; FI Cameroon mentor

Tech / consulting

Cameroon

Cameroon FI program leader.

Founder & CEO

Infiuss Health

Healthtech / clinical research

Buffalo, NY (US) / Cameroon

Cartier Women's Initiative 2018; 43North 2021; Y Combinator alumna.

CEO

Maviance

Fintech / banking

Douala, Cameroon

Ex-Siemens engineer leading CEMAC's leading digital-financial-services platform.

Founder & CEO

Nervtek

Edtech / STEM

Buea, Cameroon

2020 Presidential ICT Award; Future Africa Leader 2021; STEAM educator.

Co-founder & CEO

Bee Group

Mobility / fintech

Douala, Cameroon

Formalising Cameroon's motorcycle-taxi industry; Google BFF 2022 grantee.

Founder & CEO; ABAN VP

AppsTech; African Business Angel Network

Tech entrepreneurship / angel investing

Cameroon / global

Cameroonian "First Lady of African Tech"; built global tech brand AppsTech and helps lead ABAN.

Co-founder & CEO

PaySika

Fintech / digital banking

Douala (incorporated France)

Building neobank for Francophone Africa's 80% unbanked population; Visa Fast Track.

Co-founder & CEO

Diool

Fintech / payments

Douala, Cameroon

Reformed banker who returned home to build B2B payments fintech; raised $5.6M+.

Lead

Cameroon Angels Network (CAN)

Angel investing

Douala, Cameroon

Microsoft alumnus; first angel network leader in Cameroon.

Ecosystem mentor

Cameroon entrepreneur community

Various

Cameroon

Listed by FI Cameroon as a leading ecosystem mentor.

Executive Director

ActivSpaces

Innovation hub leadership

Buea, Cameroon

Runs Cameroon's first tech hub; founding member of AfriLabs.

Ecosystem leader

Cameroon ecosystem

Various

Cameroon

Featured in FI Cameroon Resource Guide.

Ecosystem leader

Cameroon ecosystem

Various

Cameroon

Featured in FI Cameroon Resource Guide.

Senior Investment Manager

Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)

Impact VC

Cameroon

Manages Cameroon investments for I&P, top investor in Cameroonian SMEs.