Hiruy Amanuel
IT professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hiruy Amanuel is an avid tech investor who lives and works in Kenya. Mr. Amanuel invests and helps develop companies that have a vision invested in the economic and technological potential and development of African IT talent. He has co-founded Gebeya, Gebeya Media, and Kukulugame to name a few. All of these companies employ African engineers, and they are paving the way for a new generation of technological advancement on the continent.
In one of his most recent collaborations, Mr. Amanuel was instrumental in developing and funding the team behind the release of the hit mobile game Kukulu. It is the first 3D-runner mobile game out of Africa and a proud accomplishment for the Ethiopian engineers who created it. With this same sense of innovation, Hiruy Amanuel hopes to bring high-impact economic investments to create more opportunities for talented IT professionals in Africa. Gebeya, another company that he co-founded, is a direct gateway to do precisely that. By training young professionals and giving them a platform on the international IT marketplace, Gebeya is changing the timeline on growth within Africa’s technological field.
Hiruy Amanuel is relentless in his pursuit of engaging the best talent Africa has to offer in the global IT sector. He invests in entrepreneurs and companies that bring a new leaf of change to the communities where talent was once untapped and opens up the possibilities of engaging economically with the world.
Elsewhere on the net:
http://www.gebeya.com/
http://www.gebeya.media/
https://kukulugame.com/
http://www.qenetech.com/
https://patch.com/colorado/denver/hiruy-amanuel-top-five-startups-ethiopia
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/hiruy-amanuel-african-angel-investor-shares-the-ins-and-outs-of-capacity-building-in-ethiopia/
https://medium.com/@paul_johnson7782/innovative-investor-hiruy-amanuel-explains-why-the-traditional-structure-of-venture-capital-2fd3612007a2
https://southafricatoday.net/business/hiruy-amanuel-avid-tech-investor-on-startup-culture-in-africa-what-needs-to-change/
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/hiruy-amanuel-african-angel-investor-sheds-light-on-building-africas-tech-ecosystem-the-key-players-2019-2019-03-04
https://ideamensch.com/hiruy-amanuel/
https://www.vizaca.com/hiruy-amanuel-investor-co-founder-gebeya-inc/