Award Winning Public Relations Firm, Wimbartmarks it 10 year anniversaryCelebrating a decade of providing strategic communications services to African tech companies and ecosystem players.
Launched in 2016 by IROKO alumnus Jessica Hope, the communications consultancy has become the go-to B2B PR partner for startups, scale-ups, venture capital firms and institutional organizations reaching African and international audiences.
Over the past decade, the 15-strong team based in London and Lagos has advised some of the continent's most recognized tech companies and investors, including M-COPA, Andela, MaxAB and Ventures Platformhelping to shape communication around important moments such as Major funding rounds, product launches, crises, acquisitions and market expansion.
Strengthening its position as a leading storyteller in the tech ecosystem, in 2025, Wimbart launches wimbart route – A podcast of in-depth interviews with leading African tech space operators, investors, founders and journalists, including Ombola Johnson, Iyin Aboyeji and Tomiwa Aladekomo, looking at different aspects of the intersection of media and African tech storytelling.
The consultancy's growth has reflected the rapid growth of Africa's technology sector. Since 2015, startups across the continent have raised more than $20 billion, producing globally recognized unicorns and attracting increasing international investment. Over the past decade, Wimbart has worked with 230+ clients in approximately 20 countries, including its key markets, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt. In February 2016, the company expanded with the launch of Wimbart LightLed by founding team member Maria Adediran, to provide communication support for early-stage startups.
jessica hopeFounder and CEO of Wimbart, says: “We have had the pleasure of working with the distinguished founders and investors who have built the continent's tech ecosystem and telling their stories globally through hundreds of press releases and thousands of articles and interviews over the past decade.
“What has consistently defined us is simple; our energy, ambition and intensity are matched by our clients. Passion underpins everything we do, but it's paired with PR technical skills and a nose for making a great story. Wimbart only works because the people building Africa's tech ecosystem have consistently trusted us to tell their stories, and supported us to do it right.”
A short film on Wimbart's 10th anniversary, featuring the people who helped shape the company – African tech leading ecosystem partners, customers and the Wimbart team (past and present) – can be found Here.