Women in Tech Africa

What Women in Tech Africa does

Women in Tech Africa is a private, for-profit organization founded in 2013 and headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with a stated mission of supporting women in technology across the African continent. The firmographic record lists employee count at 11-50 and identifies Ethel Cofie as founder. The organization's primary website, womenintechafrica.com, currently redirects to content unrelated to the organization — an online gambling platform branded PUSAKABET and Etsy marketplace listings — which raises a serious operational-integrity concern and likely indicates the domain has been compromised, allowed to lapse, or repurposed, though this cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.

No substantive information is available in the input regarding core products, underlying technology or platform architecture, pricing model, go-to-market approach, revenue mechanics, customer segments, named customers, partnerships, certifications, awards, funding history, or management team beyond the founder. As a result, the business model cannot be characterized beyond noting that, given the mission-driven framing and Ghana base, plausible revenue streams would include grants, corporate sponsorships, event programming, training/certification fees, and community memberships — but none of these are confirmed in the input. The organization should be treated as data-thin: the firmographic shell (name, founding year, location, employee band, website URL) is the only confirmed signal, while all operational and commercial attributes are unresolved.

Name

Women in Tech Africa

Website

https://womenintechafrica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women in Tech Africa is a private, for-profit organization founded in 2013 in Accra, Ghana, with 11-50 employees, that supports women in technology across the African continent under founder Ethel Cofie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Community and Networking

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Job Search & Workplace Digital Skills (EDAAAIAF), Remote/Hybrid Work Readiness & Digital Collaboration (EDAAAKAL), Workplace Accessibility, Adoption & Change Management (Digital Adoption, training, comms) (BPAEAIAN)

Keywords

• Women in tech community
• Tech professional networking
• Africa tech ecosystem
• Diversity in technology
• Tech community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Women in Tech Africa is a community-focused organization that supports women working in technology across the African continent. The organization facilitates networking, professional development, and community engagement to help women in tech positively impact their local communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women in Tech Africa Community

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Andela: African-founded engineering talent company that trains and places African software developers with global employers. Comparable on the African technology talent-development mission, though operates a substantially larger and venture-funded commercial model.
• Code for Africa: Largest African civic-technology and data-journalism network, with programs that include women-focused digital and data capacity building. Comparable on building African technology capacity and inclusion, though broader civic-tech remit.
• MEST Africa: Pan-African entrepreneur training and seed-funding program (originating in Accra, Ghana) that incubates African software entrepreneurs. Comparable on Accra-based African tech talent development, but focused on founder incubation rather than women specifically.
• African Girls Can Code Initiative (UN Women / AU): Continental initiative led by the African Union and UN Women to equip young African women with coding and ICT skills. Comparable on continent-wide women-in-tech training focus, but backed by intergovernmental funding at far greater scale.

Direct peers

• Women Who Code: Global non-profit network supporting women in technology with local chapters, events, and job programs. Most directly comparable to Women in Tech Africa on mission (advancing women in tech), community-driven model, and chapter-based geographic footprint.
• Tech4Dev: African non-profit that runs technology skills and inclusion programs targeting women and underserved youth across Nigeria and other African markets. Comparable mission of closing the gender gap in African technology participation.
• WAAW Foundation: Africa-focused nonprofit running STEM and coding programs for African girls and women, with active chapters across multiple African countries. Directly comparable mission and population served, with similar nonprofit operating model.
• Africa Code Week: Initiative that has trained millions of African youth in digital skills through workshops and partner-led events. Directly comparable on digital-skills training mission aimed at the African continent, with similar community-event delivery model.
• SheCodes Africa: African community for women in software engineering with events, mentorship, and training programs. Closely comparable on women-in-tech community building across multiple African countries and similar scale.
• Black Girls CODE: US-based nonprofit that teaches coding and technology skills to girls of color, with chapters and partnerships across multiple countries. Comparable mission of increasing representation of women of color in technology, though primarily US-anchored.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/womentechafrica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-in-tech-africa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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