What TekNexus Africa does

TekNexus Africa is a Lagos-based non-profit founded in 2022 by Glory Olamigoke that operates a mentorship and community platform for African tech talent. Its portfolio consists of five interconnected programs: Get Into Tech Africa (a free multi-week training program covering 12 tech career paths), TekNexus Futures (STEM education for secondary school students aged 12-18), the TekNexus Apprenticeship Program (hands-on placements with mentors and partner organizations), monthly Group Mentorship Sessions, and the annual TekNexus African Tech Summit. The core technology stack is a web-based platform (teknexus.org) for program registration and content delivery, paired with a YouTube channel that hosts the recorded mentorship sessions and summit content for free global access.

The business model is anchored on corporate sponsorships and partnerships underwriting free community-facing programs. The flagship African Tech Summit (held virtually in June 2024) attracted sponsors including Huawei, MTN Nigeria, Sterling Bank, Business Day, TechUnlock, Beaming Lighthouse, and MSME, with the related Tech Revolution Africa conference drawing 7,000+ founders, investors, and policymakers. The organization has reached 5,000+ tech professionals across 10+ countries, with notable mentor affiliations at Moniepoint, Kuda, Microsoft, Checkout.com, Reliance Health, EY, Verizon, and Web3 Ladies. The apprenticeship program is structured around fee-based onboarding (pricing not publicly disclosed) and demo day validation by employer judges.

Strategically, TekNexus Africa functions as a talent-pipeline intermediary between African early-career tech workers and employers, using a community-led GTM with event-driven demand generation. The founder's parallel role as Product Lead at Moniepoint and prior core banking infrastructure leadership at Kuda provides direct credibility with Nigeria's fintech employer ecosystem. The organization is private, founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding, approximately 5 employees, and operates across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa with claims of activity in 10+ countries.

Name

TekNexus Africa

Legal name

TekNexus Africa

Website

https://teknexus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TekNexus Africa is a Lagos-based non-profit running mentorship, apprenticeship, and summit programs that train early-career African tech professionals across 12 disciplines including software, product, data, and ML/AI. The community of 5,000+ spans 10+ countries and is funded primarily through corporate sponsorships from Huawei, MTN Nigeria, Ericsson, and Sterling Bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nigeria

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Summit Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate sponsors and partners (Huawei, MTN Nigeria, Sterling Bank, Business Day, etc.) fund summit events and programs. Revenue derived from partnership fees and sponsorship packages.
2. Apprenticeship Program Fees: Apprenticeship program connecting techies with mentors/organizations for real-time experience. Revenue model unclear but likely program-based fees or funded through partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TekNexus Africa is a non-profit organization that delivers tech-focused education, mentorship, and apprenticeship programs to Africans seeking to enter or progress in technology careers. Its core work consists of structured multi-track learning programs covering 12 tech career paths, an apprenticeship program for hands-on industry experience, monthly group mentorship sessions, a secondary-school STEM initiative, and an annual African Tech Summit that convenes the broader ecosystem.

Product overview

TekNexus Africa is a career development and mentorship ecosystem providing multiple interconnected programs to help Africans learn, maximize, and grow in tech careers. The portfolio consists of: Get Into Tech Africa (free multi-week training program with expert sessions), TekNexus Futures (STEM education for secondary school students), TekNexus Apprenticeship Program (hands-on experience with mentors), Group Mentorship Sessions (monthly expert-led learning sessions), and the annual TekNexus African Tech Summit. Training spans 12 tech disciplines including software development, product management, data science, web design, project management, mobile app development, blockchain, video editing, product design, digital marketing, ML/AI, and graphic design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Get Into Tech Africa: A program providing young Africans with knowledge, clarity and roadmap to help them get started and grow in top career paths in tech, launched in 2022.
• TekNexus Futures
• TekNexus Apprenticeship Program (TAP)
• TekNexus Group Mentorship Sessions
• TekNexus Summit

Products and services

• Get Into Tech Africa A structured 12-session program covering 12 tech career paths, designed to help African learners explore and break into various technology specializations. Intended for individual African learners and early-career professionals seeking structured orientation to technology careers.
• TekNexus Futures STEM education program targeted at secondary school students in Africa, providing early technology exposure and STEM-focused learning as a pipeline into the broader TekNexus Africa ecosystem.
• TekNexus Apprenticeship Program (TAP) An apprenticeship offering providing hands-on technical experience for African tech learners, complementing the classroom-style programs with practical industry exposure.
• TekNexus Group Mentorship Sessions Monthly group mentorship sessions led by experienced African tech practitioners, providing ongoing guidance and community connection for early-career technologists.
• TekNexus African Tech Summit An annual summit convening Africa's technology ecosystem, including practitioners, learners, and corporate partners, providing exposure and networking within the African tech community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ tech professionals supported across 10+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Business DaycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Major Nigerian business publication as summit sponsor. Business Day covered the TekNexus African Tech Summit 2024 focused on Building Africa's Tech Future: Skill, Talent & Venture.
• TechUnlockcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Technology solutions company sponsoring the TekNexus African Tech Summit 2024 as a partner/sponsor.
• Beaming LighthousecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Lighthouse business support organization sponsoring the TekNexus African Tech Summit 2024.
• MSMEcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises body partnering with TekNexus for the 2024 summit supporting small business ecosystem development.
• HuaweiflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Global technology giant Huawei partnered with Tech Revolution Africa (co-founded by Glory Olamigoke) as a core corporate partner for the pan-African tech conference.
• MTN NigeriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023MTN Nigeria as major telecommunications partner with Tech Revolution Africa conference, supporting pan-African tech ecosystem development initiatives.
• Equinix (Main One)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Equinix (Main One) partnered as core corporate partner providing infrastructure and data center expertise for Tech Revolution Africa events.
• Sterling BankflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Sterling Bank partnered with Tech Revolution Africa as a financial sector partner supporting tech ecosystem growth across Africa.
• CoralpaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Payment technology company Coralpay partnered with Tech Revolution Africa conference as corporate sponsor.
• LigadatacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Data and analytics company Ligadata partnered as corporate sponsor with Tech Revolution Africa.
• EricssonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Ericsson co-created the Connect NextGen National Hackathon Program alongside the Federal Government of Nigeria, launched at the Presidential Villa with the Office of the Vice President.
• Federal Government of NigeriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Government partnership for Connect NextGen National Hackathon, launched at Presidential Villa. Also partnership with NITDA for The Builders Festival creating pipeline between enterprises and startups.
• NITDAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic national partnership with National Information Technology Development Agency to design and run The Builders Festival, channeling corporate operational bottlenecks to vetted tech startups.
• MoniepointcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMoniepoint leaders served as judges at the TekNexus Apprenticeship Program 2.0 Demo Day, evaluating pitches from 6 product teams.
• KudacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKuda leaders participated as judges at the TekNexus Apprenticeship Program 2.0 Demo Day for product team pitches.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Coursera is a global online learning platform offering degree and certificate programs in software, data, and product from top universities. It competes for the same self-directed African learners with formal, accredited credentials TekNexus currently lacks.

Direct peers

• Andela: Andela trains and places African (and global) software engineers and now AI talent, operating apprenticeship-style programs that funnel graduates into employers. It is the closest scaled analogue to TekNexus's apprenticeship-to-employer model.
• Ingressive for Good (I4G): Ingressive for Good provides free tech training, scholarships, and community programs to African youth, including micro-scholarships and bootcamps. It targets the same aspiring African tech talent pool as TekNexus.
• ALX Africa: ALX Africa (part of African Leadership Group) offers free, online, cohort-based tech training programs targeting African youth, closely mirroring TekNexus's free multi-week training model and employer-tied outcomes.
• Decagon Institute: Decagon Institute runs a Nigeria-based software engineering training program focused on preparing developers for hire by African and global tech companies, overlapping TekNexus's apprenticeship-to-employment outcomes.
• Moringa School: Moringa School is a tech-focused training provider in East Africa running bootcamps in software engineering, data, and product. It competes for the same career-switching learner segment across the continent.
• Zindua School: Zindua School is an African tech-skills bootcamp offering software engineering, data, and product courses with employer partnerships. It targets the same career-acceleration use case as TekNexus's Get Into Tech and TAP programs.
• Utiva: Utiva is a Nigeria-based technology training provider (explicitly named in TekNexus's Summit speaker line-up) offering cohort-based courses in data, product, and engineering with employer connections.

Emerging players

• Web3 Ladies: Web3 Ladies is an Africa-focused community (and TekNexus Summit speaker) that trains women in blockchain and emerging tech. It targets a narrower but overlapping audience around alternative tech disciplines.

Others

• NITDA (National Information Technology Development Agency): NITDA is the Nigerian government agency that partners with TekNexus on Builders Festival and broader digital skills programs. It is an ecosystem partner/funder rather than a competitor, but its national programs shape the same talent market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

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Key risks6 records

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Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=RQnexht8FIs&list=PLF9hjzwvzfw9z2pgFeMhBu5RAbCxvi4zY&pp=gAQBiAQB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teknexusafrica

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Investors

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