What is Techies Connect?
Techies Connect (TC) is a Cameroonian tech community founded in April 2024 with a clear purpose: to create the ecosystem that African tech professionals deserve. We are a space where developers, designers, product managers, founders, students, and tech enthusiasts come together — not just to network, but to build, learn, and grow collectively.
In less than a year, TC has become a reference point for the tech scene in Cameroon — organising events, mentorship sessions, talent showcases, and community gatherings that have attracted thousands of participants across multiple cities.
TC is not an NGO. It's a movement.
Techies Connect is not a traditional organisation, not an NGO, and not a closed club. We don't wait for grants or top-down mandates. We are a grassroots movement, owned and driven by the community it serves.
Our structure is intentionally flat and people-first. Every programme we run, every event we organise, every initiative we launch is designed with one question in mind: does this make our members' professional lives meaningfully better?
Founded April 2024 — and growing fast
Why Techies Connect exists
The challenges are structural. So is the answer.
Talent & Infrastructure
Cameroon has talent. The ecosystem has energy. But the infrastructure to support, connect and grow that talent has been missing. Professionals navigate the industry without landmarks — and too many end up leaving. Companies struggle to attract and retain the right people. Entrepreneurs launch with no community behind them.
Recognition & Framework
Tech is one of the fastest-growing sectors in Cameroon — yet it remains one of the least structured. No collective agreements, no professional framework, little visibility in official labor statistics. The people building the digital economy deserve better definition — and better protection.
Builders & Visibility
The projects are here. The products are here. The initiatives are here. But they're not seen — which makes it easy to believe there's nothing worth staying for. TC exists to change that: making talent visible, strengthening what exists, and building the data foundation needed to advocate for real, structural change.
The Reference Point
For those just entering tech, still figuring out their path — TC is building something they didn't have: landmarks. A place to see what's possible locally, find the right people, and dare to dream without leaving.
A thriving tech ecosystem in Cameroon and across Africa — where professionals have the tools, the connections and the recognition they need to build, grow and lead. Where the next generation has landmarks. And where local excellence is visible to the world.
To connect, strengthen and advocate for tech professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts across Cameroon and beyond — through community-driven programs, data-informed initiatives and collaborative action that moves the ecosystem forward.
Our values
Inclusion
TC is open to everyone in tech — regardless of background, experience level, gender or origin. The ecosystem grows stronger when more voices are in the room.
Impact
Everything we do is aimed at creating meaningful, lasting change — for today's professionals and the next generation. We measure success by what actually shifts in the ecosystem.
Collaboration
We grow together or not at all. Knowledge, experience and opportunity are meant to be shared — not hoarded.
Resilience
We know the road won't be easy. The structural challenges are real. We build anyway — because the alternative is leaving things as they are.
Meet the team
A small but passionate founding team that decided to stop waiting for the ecosystem to change — and started building it themselves.