Midweek Check-In: Deets on Women-In-Tech Communities...
... a first-ever African AI factory and so much more! 💯😍
Hi She-novator! 👋
Shebi it’s still women’s history month?
Check out these communities that particularly cater to female founders, innovators, tech leaders and enthusiasts, alike 🥰🥰
✨ Women in Tech® Africa
As Africa's largest women in tech group, Women in Tech® Africa is dedicated to the empowerment, diversity, and innovation of women within the tech sector. The community offers networking events, mentorship programs, and skill-building initiatives to help women excel in tech-related careers and shape the industry's future in Nigeria and beyond.
✨ Women Who Build Africa (WWBA)
WWBA is a global community supporting the growth of women in Africa's business ecosystem. They host regular events and meetups across Africa and the Diaspora, offering access to funder and founder databases, networking opportunities, workshops, pitch days, and mentorship programs. Their recent assembly in Nairobi brought together over 300 women and allies from across Africa's business ecosystem.
Think you might fit in? 😉
✨ Afro Girls Tech
This community is dedicated to transforming the lives of Black women in STEM by focusing on self-esteem and discipline. They offer workshops like the ‘Foundations of Mastery’ workshop, which is a high-performance leadership program designed to boost confidence, address biases, master essential skills, and expand professional networks.
The community aims to create a supportive network where Black women can elevate one another through collective wisdom, collaboration, and mentorship. Yay! 🥳
Others include:
African Tech Vision (especially if you’re building in climate tech)
You don’t have to build in isolation. Check out any of the communities and get the support that you need! 💪💪
Tech Ecosystem Updates
Cassava Technologies is partnering with US tech giant Nvidia to build Africa’s first AI factory, with supercomputers powered by Nvidia’s AI technology, and it is set to launch in South Africa by June 2025.
The facility will provide African businesses, startups, and researchers with cutting-edge AI infrastructure, enabling them to develop and scale AI solutions locally without relying on external resources. Click the headline for the full story.
2) Visa X Nigeria = A Data Centre! 🎉
Visa , the credit card company, plans to build a data centre in Nigeria, adding to its $1 billion investment in the country. The company aims to support Nigeria’s digital economy and drive new technologies, though details on the data centre's location remain undisclosed 😉
Click the headline for the deets!
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The trick is to build to solve problems that your 🫵 users don’t want to deal with!
Are you ‘actually’ building for Africa, or are you just coping? 👀🤔
Tech News From Around The 🌍
Cascador has launched a $2 million Catalytic Fund to assist African mid-stage startups
Whitepath, a Kenyan lending firm, to be fined again for data misuse
Telkom Kenya has signed a $4.6 million deal to develop Open RAN technology
On Saturday, we’re diving into the playbook of tech founders who’ve cracked the code on building and scaling across Africa!
What worked? What flopped? And what unexpected lessons shaped their journey? You know we have THE tea! ☕🚀 See you sooooonnn 👋