Kinnect is a data-driven platform connecting global travelers, investors and businesses to Africa's fastest growing markets.

✨️ Masterclass Panelist on Monday, February 2nd at 13:00 in Masterclass Area 2.

✨️ Exhibition Booth on Tuesday, February 3rd located in booth area A3-54 (in front of Center Stage). Come enjoy our immersive experience from 9am - 17:00.

✨️ Web Summit Podcast with Rhett Power on Tuesday, February 3rd at 12:30pm.

✨️ Startup Showcase Participant on Wednesday, Feb 4th at 15:00 on Stage 4.

Kinnect is the platform powering cross-border life and business in Africa.

We are building a SaaS platform and mobile app that connects people, capital, and communities across the continent; enabling individuals and companies to build real, lasting ties to Africa through one unified network.

As the platform grows, Kinnect will:

• Power cross-border living and commerce

• Support relocation, entrepreneurship, and investment

• Enable seamless payments through Africa’s existing mobile money systems

• Create long-term relationships between global users and local African partners
  
  

Kinnect isn’t about visiting Africa. It’s about making Africa a part of how people live, work, and build across the world.

Raquel Adaobi is an entrepreneur, producer, and operator with over a decade of experience building and leading teams, managing budgets, and delivering complex projects.

She has lived in Ghana, holds Ghanaian citizenship, and has built deep relationships through traveling across Africa and connecting with the global diaspora for almost 14 years. Through her work in media, education, and tech, Raquel created and devised strategies to transform students, employees, and companies from under performing to exceeding goals and increasing profitability. She selected, built, and trained teams, facilitated instruction where students were taught how to think critically and search for answers instead of being told the answers. Raquel has overseen vendors and contractors, and driven projects from concept through delivery. 

Kinnect was created from lived experience after seeing both the opportunity in Africa and the lack of systems connecting people to it, and from the operational skill; combining cultural insight and strength in execution.

Emmanuel Omijeh is an entrepreneur, and international strategist with deep experience across finance, sports, trade, and government.

He has led sports management and athlete development across Africa and Europe, advised national teams, invested in mining and construction, and worked in international banking and trade. Emmanuel was Head of Strategy for a Nigerian presidential campaign, and has served on Nigerian-European trade and diplomacy forums giving him rare insight into how capital, policy, and markets intersect.

Having lived and worked across Nigeria, France, Italy, Australia, and the U.S., Emmanuel brings rare insight into how capital, policy, and opportunity move across borders.

At Kinnect, Emmanuel leads global partnerships and market strategy using data-driven insights, customer and partner feedback, and brand positioning to ensure Kinnect grows in the right places, with the right partners, and at the right pace.

Stacey Washington is an editor, motion graphics designer, and visual effects artist with over 20 years of experience in Media Communications and Television Production.

She began her professional training in 1997 and is currently the Lead Editor for NextStar Broadcast Group’s CTV series Walk With Me, delivering broadcast-level storytelling and high-end visual production for national audiences.

Her expertise spans editorial, motion design, and visual effects, with a focus on creating compelling digital content and social media storytelling that drives audience growth. She is an active member of SF Cutter, the Blue Collar Collective, and the National Association of Black Journalists, with professional ties across the U.S. and internationally.

At Kinnect, she leads visual storytelling and media producing reels, campaigns, and long-form content, including podcasts, that bring the brand, the platform, and Africa’s story to a global audience.