33. Rapelang Rabana
Vital Stats:
- Business: Rekindle Learning
- Established: 2013
Up-and-coming fact:
A computer scientist by profession, Rabana devised Rekindle Learning after realising the learning opportunity in people’s compulsion to check their phones.
Starting out at 22 with Yeigo Communications as co-founder, Rabana cemented her reputation in the tech industry by pioneering innovations in mobile VoIP and IP communications. Rabana was featured on the cover of Forbes Africa, named Entrepreneur for the World by the World Entrepreneurship Forum, selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and was invited to join their annual meeting in Davos, all by the age of 30. She currently sits on various boards while supporting other businesses as a consultant and was recently appointed as BCX’s Chief Digital Officer.