Propel

Africa has the potential to become the world’s tech powerhouse, having the youngest population on the planet. But it’s currently moving towards a population crisis, not having enough jobs for its growing youth population.

Propel is solving this problem. They have built a platform to curate specialized talent communities across Africa (think training schools, developer groups, tech hubs, peer-to-peer learning groups etc) and extend to their members – global jobs & opportunities, targeted finance, learning resources and more. Through this platform, they have curated the largest ecosystem of tech communities in Africa, and matched thousands of Africans to jobs at European companies like Orange, Porsche, Mercedes, Stepstone and more.

The Propel Platform is used by 250+ tech communities spread across 22 countries serving over 800,000+ members – some examples include SheCodeAfrica, Google Developer Groups, Moringa School and more.

If we can help African communities scale their impact, connect deeper on a local level and get more people into tech, we can avert a crisis, impact millions of young Africans in the process, and turn a looming problem into a definitive opportunity – for Africa itself, and for the world. Propel’s goal is to make Africa the most sought-after continent for knowledge talent globally within the next decade.