The winners of the 15th Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly the AfricaCom Awards), sponsored by Intelsat, were announced in Cape Town (South Africa) last week as the second day of the Africa Tech Festival received yet another record attendance.
"It has been refreshing and energizing to be back face to face with the technology and telecommunications community again. There is significant advancement in all things digital across the world and nowhere is it more prominent than in Africa. Tonight's awards recognize him and those at the pinnacle of innovation in the industry. Congratulations to them and to all who were part of the process“, said Hans Geldenhuys, Director of Intelsat Africa.
The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards 2022 were:
Startup of the Year
This award recognizes the most innovative start-up that has shown potential over the past year for high growth and purpose-driven impact.
Womenovate – a female-focused online learning platform based in Nigeria that provides women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematics) access to resources, training courses and jobs from world-class universities and companies, helping to bridging the gender gap/gap and increasing female participation in STEAM fields and sectors.
HealthTech Innovation of the Year
New for 2022, this award recognizes emerging healthcare technologies across Africa that are changing lives, advancing healthcare and impacting individuals and communities for the better.
Nextwear Technologies – the first wearable technology start-up in Nigeria, and inventor of a smart bra that can detect breast cancer in its earliest stages.
VC/Investor of the Year Award
This award recognizes the most impactful fund in Africa providing investment to support, build and scale its investment businesses.
Meridian – An asset and fund manager invested in African infrastructure, including 4 solar plants in Senegal, a geothermal plant in Ethiopia, a hydroelectric scheme in Gabon, a biomass plant in Côte d'Ivoire and solar systems in West Africa. It has now invested in helping to build and develop more than 12 carrier-neutral data centers on Tier III carriers across the African continent.
Fintech Innovation of the Year
This award recognizes the organisation, project or individual that has disrupted the African Fintech space.
Kyanda Africa
Green ICT Champion
This award celebrates the individual or organization that leads in the development and integration of sustainable energy solutions.
doctor Olufunso Somorin – Regional Director of the African Development Bank.
Connectivity Project of the Year
This award celebrates network and service providers that go above-and-beyond to provide connectivity in an environment where demand has never been higher, and broadband has become a lifeline for accessing education & economic activity.
Nuran Wireless
CXO of the Year
This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, ODS and others in driving development in the African tech space.
Samuel Chiwanda, Click Mobile Malawi
Female Innovator of the Year
This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of women who are playing a crucial role in African technology and telecommunications.
Oladiwura Oladepo Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tech4Dev.
Most Innovative Product or Service
This award recognizes a game-changing product or service that has provided its target market with significant new opportunities for revenue growth or customer satisfaction.
Orange's Mahali mobile application
Africa's Rising Star
Celebrating emerging talent in African technology – recognizing and identifying future leaders and disruptors.
Joseph Lumbahe Lead Engineer, Computer Vision at Aizatron Group and a contracted Fraud Detection Engineer (via Aizatron) MTN South Africa.
Changing Lives Award
Recognizing organizations and initiatives that have made a significant contribution to helping us build a more accessible and inclusive digital world.
Hormuud Telecom – Humanitarian Web Platform (Somalia)
