Founding Women

Published by ATBN, Founding Women is a book which shares the inspiring entrepreneurship stories of 20 African women building businesses in technology.

The book aims to is to highlight role models to inspire young African women by showing them that they too can  be technology innovators. It includes interviews with tech trailblazers such as Rebecca Enonchong – CEO of AppsTech ( Forbes 10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa ) and Hilda Moraa – Founder & CEO of Pezesha ( She previously founded Weza Tele, the first African tech startup to successfully exit when it was acquired by Jumo World in 2015) as well as other established and upcoming founders working in energy, health, software and fintech.

The book’s author and editor Eunice Baguma Ball, founder of ATBN said “African women in tech are not often visible particularly as we are so under-represented in the sector. Founding Women is about highlighting role models to show young women and girls across Africa , that technology is for them and that they too can become a technology entrepreneur if they want to.”

Order your copy. All proceeds go towards providing training and mentorship to young African female entrepreneurs

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