Amaete Umanah

Amaete is the founder and Managing Partner of Amaete Venture Studios. With over 20 years of experience as a multidisciplinary, agile growth entrepreneur in gaming, consumer tech, and agriculture, he has been featured on CNN Marketplace Africa, TechCrunch Battlefield Africa, VentureBeat, and Gulf Weekly. He is a sought-after speaker, thought leader, and visionary with the ability to take on the toughest challenges and find success. As the Founder of Silicon Africa, a collaborative online workspace that consists of start-up founders, investors, industry professionals, and enthusiasts of African descent living on the continent or in the diaspora, he has built a following and community of over 12,000+ members into a leading tech cornerstone in Africa. He is also the founder of Amaete Engineering Garage (AEG), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is tackling two major tech problems: the shortage of technical applications and tech talent, and a lack of racial diversity in the tech community.