Rapelang Rabana

Rapelang is also an internationally lauded entrepreneur, featured on the cover of Forbes Africa magazine before the age of 30; selected as a Fast Company Maverick; named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and Entrepreneur for the World by the World Entrepreneurship Forum.

Rapelang brings to BCX a wealth of knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit. Her considerable experience has been gained through several years at the forefront of digital innovation that include her roles as Founder and Chair of Rekindle Learning, a learning technology company that challenges the status quo of traditional academic learning through innovative technology solutions, and as Founding CEO of Yeigo, an innovative startup that developed some of the earliest mobile VoIP apps.

Amongst other roles, Rapelang also serves as a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and on the Advisory Board of Project Literacy – a global campaign to address global illiteracy levels.

She obtained B. Business Science (Computer Science Honours) from the University of Cape Town, giving her a technical and business background. She has since believed that there had to be better, simpler more effective ways to do things – and there is: technology.