Angola's tech entrepreneurs are increasing efforts to highlight their country's emerging tech ecosystem, stressing the importance of showcasing it as a market to investors.

This was revealed in a recent ITWeb Africa interview with Sergio Tati, co-founder and CEO of mobility platform Anda.

Anda provides total support for motorcycle taxi drivers in Angola, from motorbike purchase to administrative operations such as recruitment, training, GPS installation, insurance, legal compliance, and monthly payments.

Anda received the Best Startupper Award earlier this month at the AfricArena Grand Summit 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Tati stated that receiving an award highlighted Angola's expanding startup ecosystem and recognised his team's joint efforts in favourably portraying the country in South Africa.

Tati discussed expansion plans for the company just after one year and eight months of operation, with a focus on developing strategic relationships, recruiting investors, and increasing access to their products, including planned testing phases in Namibia.

Tati compared Angola's tech sector, calling it nascent in comparison to Africa's 'big four', Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa.

He said: "I am happy to represent Angola properly and to be able to raise our flag. We are an expanding ecosystem for start-ups. This implies that most of our work is spent informing investors, showing people, and demonstrating why Angola is an interesting market."

Tati went on to say that while many investors are familiar with Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa, they are unfamiliar with Angola and the challenges and solutions that exist there.

“So, in all of my presentations, the first slide is a context slide that explains what Angola is,” he said.

Tati added: "We are start-up that has been operating for a year and eight months and we are at a stage now where we are looking for growth, for strategic partnerships, for investors in the near future and build those relationships."

Tati concluded the interview with a positive assessment of the African tech ecosystem, citing its huge development potential and the possibility of creative start-ups emerging from the region, delivering unique solutions that outperform established models from developed countries.