Rapelang Rabana, a serial entrepreneur, revolutionizes the training and education landscape with innovative digital solutions. Her remarkable entrepreneurial journey has been marked by numerous accolades and distinctions.

A pioneer in the fields of education and technology, Rapelang Rabana is a South African computer scientist, entrepreneur, and lecturer. Born in Gaborone, Botswana, in 1982, she materialized her commitment to empowering others by creating Rekindle Learning, a company offering digital learning solutions for businesses and educational institutions.

Rabana pursued higher education at the University of Cape Town, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2005 and a Master's degree in Real Estate Studies in 2010.

In 2014, she founded Rekindle Learning, which harnesses the power of technology to transform learning experiences for individuals and organizations. Driven by the belief that personalized, interactive, and adaptive digital solutions can enhance learning outcomes, Rekindle Learning uses microlearning techniques to help professionals acquire the skills they need in the ever-evolving world of work.

Rapelang Rabana is also Co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide, a technology solution that empowers children with the literacy and numeracy skills they need to reach their full potential. She has been a venture partner at GrindstoneXL since 2021 and a non-executive partner at Nisala Capital since 2016. She also co-founded, in 2021, FFWD Innovation, an organization that provides coaching, training, and mentorship to teams, enabling them to build and develop innovations faster using cutting-edge business management methodologies and techniques.

In 2005, she co-founded Yeigo Communications, South Africa's first free VoIP mobile services provider whose majority stake was acquired by Swiss group Telfree in 2008. After the acquisition, Ms. Rabana was appointed head of the VoIP company’s R&D department. She remained in this position until 2012. In November 2017, she was appointed Chief Digital Officer of BCX, where she worked until 2018.

Several awards have celebrated her endeavors. In 2012, she was featured on Oprah Magazine's O Power List. The following year, she made it to Forbes' 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 list for Africa and was subsequently (in 2014) named Entrepreneur for the World by the World Entrepreneurship Forum. In 2017, she was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

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