47. Regina Luki Kgatle
Vital Stats:
- Business: Educade
- Established: 2013
Up-and-coming fact:
Born into a family of entrepreneurs, Kgatle won her first medal when she was 10 years old, at the regional Eskom Young Science Expo, encouraging her to help her parents expand on their arcade business through game development.
Educade was part of the Berlin Game Week, showcasing at the AMAZE festival and Kgatle had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco, at GDC (considered the Oscars of the gaming industry), where she was named International Ambassador and received an award from Oculus. She says her highlight thus far has been a nomination for a UN award, alongside Kofi Annan and former president, Thabo Mbeki.