Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh launches BrainWave AfricaTech to boost Africa’s digital transformation, utilising her corporate expertise.
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, a Ghanaian business executive with a background in finance and technology, has founded BrainWave AfricaTech Limited, a technology company aimed at supporting digital transformation efforts across Africa. The company, launched in early this year, offers solutions in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data analytics, targeting both businesses and government institutions.
Transition into technology
Kyerematen-Jimoh began her professional journey in the financial sector, holding positions at UBS Investment Bank and ABN AMRO Bank in the United Kingdom. After returning to Ghana, she worked in consumer banking at Guaranty Trust Bank. Her move into the tech industry came in 2011 when she joined IBM as Marketing Manager for West Africa.
Over the years, she worked in various roles at IBM, eventually becoming Country General Manager for IBM Ghana and later Regional General Manager for IBM North, East, and West Africa—overseeing operations in more than 30 countries. She was the first African woman to hold such senior leadership roles within the company.
In 2022, she joined Microsoft as Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa, a role focused on expanding digital infrastructure and supporting innovation ecosystems, including startups and small businesses across the continent.
Founding BrainWave AfricaTech
Drawing on her two decades of corporate experience, Kyerematen-Jimoh launched BrainWave AfricaTech to provide localised tech solutions for Africa’s evolving digital economy. The company offers a range of services, including project management and technology consulting, aiming to support organisations navigating digital transformation.
BrainWave AfricaTech also places a strong emphasis on digital skills development. The company’s educational arm, BrainWave AfricaTech Academy, offers training programmes designed to build technical capacity in areas such as AI and data science. One of its early initiatives, the AI Explorers Club, introduces children aged between 8 and 15 to foundational concepts in artificial intelligence.
BrainWave AfricaTech has already secured significant projects, including a multimillion-dollar contract in Ghana through a partnership with Nigerian-based Blue Dive.
With BrainWave AfricaTech, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh joins a growing list of entrepreneurs contributing to the continent’s technology industry by merging business insight with digital innovation.
