Having more “women in tech” doesn’t necessarily mean more female engineers and developers, but rather getting more young women tech-ready, to see that technology can and must underpin and complement their business ideas.
That is according to Omobola Johnson and Andreata Muforo, who together make up two-fifths of the management team at Africa-focused VC firm TLcom Capital, which is the first focus of a series of case studies and podcasts produced by Disrupt Africa, commissioned by Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and financed by the European Union under EDF Thematic Blending and Cotonou Investment Facility.
Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by – a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The Diversity dividend: Female fund managers in Africa series (view here, free download here) looks at firms that recognize this truth, and put diversity front and center.
Johnson and Muforo come from different backgrounds and have followed different career paths, but now they are united in a set of common goals – building VC success stories in the African tech space, and bringing more women into Africa’s tech ecosystem.
Women in tech doesn’t necessarily mean more female engineers and developers, Johnson said. Rather, it’s more about getting young women tech-ready – to see that technology can and must underpin and complement their business ideas.
Continue reading: https://disrupt-africa.com/2022/07/01/more-women-in-tech-doesnt-necessarily-mean-more-female-developers/
That is according to Omobola Johnson and Andreata Muforo, who together make up two-fifths of the management team at Africa-focused VC firm TLcom Capital, which is the first focus of a series of case studies and podcasts produced by Disrupt Africa, commissioned by Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and financed by the European Union under EDF Thematic Blending and Cotonou Investment Facility.
Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by – a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The Diversity dividend: Female fund managers in Africa series (view here, free download here) looks at firms that recognize this truth, and put diversity front and center.
Johnson and Muforo come from different backgrounds and have followed different career paths, but now they are united in a set of common goals – building VC success stories in the African tech space, and bringing more women into Africa’s tech ecosystem.
Women in tech doesn’t necessarily mean more female engineers and developers, Johnson said. Rather, it’s more about getting young women tech-ready – to see that technology can and must underpin and complement their business ideas.
Continue reading: https://disrupt-africa.com/2022/07/01/more-women-in-tech-doesnt-necessarily-mean-more-female-developers/
