Jumanne Mtambalike is an innovator, author, early-stage investor, futurist, entrepreneur, and technology enthusiast who is optimistic about the future of Africa.Best known for championing the building of stable innovation ecosystems in Africa, he is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Ventures. A company dedicated to building a sound innovation technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa.

Among many notable achievements, he is best known in innovation circles as the first Buni Innovation Hub Manager and champion of Silicon Dar, Tanzania’s first organically formed technology district in the country’s financial capital, Dar es Salaam. For two successive years, in 2017 and 2018, he was voted the most influential Tanzanian in science and technology. His mantra is the use of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship to solve Africa’s most complex challenges.