Despite being a trained sociologist, a field that is far from being related to technologies, he is currently a tech entrepreneur and a prominent figure in the national digital innovation ecosystem. 

Mahamadi Rouamba (photo) is a Burkinabe entrepreneur and founder of startup studio BeoogoLab. The studio founded in 2015 provides support, coaching, and funding to innovative tech projects. The aim is to create at least one innovative tech firm in every key sector in Burkina Faso by 2025. 

According to Rouamba, the startup studio also plans to set up a business development fund with the profits generated from the funds already invested. “We are working to consolidate our position as an innovative entrepreneurship support institution at the national and regional level,” he told Afric’Innov.  

With three master’s in sociology, project management, and management sciences, Rouamba is a prominent figure in the Burkinabe digital innovation ecosystem. As a digital transformation consultant, he is (for about a decade now) the CEO of Ticanalyse, an IT engineering firm that develops and deploys IT solutions.  In 2019, he founded the fintech startup Lagfo Super App. The following year, he became the chairman of the national network of business intelligence professionals, the national federation of innovative entrepreneurship support institutions, and the federation of Burkinabe fintech startups. 

He also received several awards and recognitions. In 2017, he was made Knight of the Burkina Faso’s Order of Merit. The following year, he was crowned entrepreneur of the year by a network of the African diaspora in Europe (ADNE) and civic entrepreneur by the Ouagadougou municipality for his contribution to the development of the city. 

Melchior Koba