4 December 2025 – Business tech Africa today announces the category finalists for the second Business Tech Africa Tech Innovation Awards. This year’s accolade is set to build on the inaugural awards introduced by Business Tech Africa last year, where new fintech Tipped, took overall top honours.
This year there were a few changes to the categories with the best Software or IT Tech innovation, and the Best Tech Innovation category being added, while the Agri-tech and Employment-tech categories were dropped as categories.
These awards while not a glamorous high profile event was intended to recognise the many amazing tech innovators who are doing amazing things and disrupting markets while growing employment and delivering better quality products and services to the African business environment.
Daisy Mulenga, Business Tech Africa Publisher comments that “The future of Tech in Africa is on the rise and it’s so exciting to see these solutions born from Africa servicing millions of Africans”. “From the global and local investment pouring into tech startups by Venture Capitalist, growth is inevitable”. “Our role is to amplify these start-ups on a global platform and to support their growth and that is what the Awards are meant to achieve”.
It was another agonising process to try and separate the finalists from the rest of the field”, said Greg Stewart, Editor of Business Tech Africa. “We congratulate all the finalists and believe that African business is resurgent despite multiple challenges, and these innovators are an inspiration for future generations of business entrepreneurs”, says Stewart.
Business Tech Africa will be announcing the category and overall winner next week Monday, 8 December 2025.
Category Description & Semi-Finalists:
Best AI Tech Innovation – Awarded to the AI development that best advances AI adoption and innovation in Africa, looking for impact and growing business resilience as well as return on investment advances.
Category Finalists:
- Cloud23 – Fallon – AI Chief Revenue Officer product for SME’s
- ZOHO – Proprietary Zia Agent and Custom AI Approach
Best Social Upliftment Tech Award – Awarded to a Tech development or innovation that improves or enhances society and provides a better environment or service for society
Category Finalists:
- Uku’hamba (Pty) Ltd – Prosthetic 3D printing Tech Development
- Faro – AI driven Clothing Waste Reduction program
Best Fintech innovation – Awarded to the most innovative Fintech product developed in Africa, that specifically resolves financial challenges on the continent
Category Finalists:
- Kazang – Payment System for the Tavern and informal trade sectors
- Franc – innovative Investment App driving savings and investment behavioural changes
Best Software or IT tech Innovation: This category will be looking at the software development that has created the most useful software developments for SME’s and will be looking for real impact on businesses and business processes in Africa.
Category Finalists:
- ZOHO Solo – A mobile-first business management application tailored specifically for South African solopreneurs.
- Teraco CT2 – Energy-efficient Data centre developments
Top Breakout Innovative Tech Newcomer – This will be awarded to the most innovative new business disruptor that is creating real change in the African Business Landscape
Category Finalist:
- FortisX – Biodegradable Plastic Tech providing fully biodegradable plastics and containers to counter plastic pollution.
