Clemence Kyara — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

CTO at Code for Africa, leading distributed engineering teams building data, civic tech, and AI infrastructure for communities across the Global South.
Co-founded TriLabs, a consultancy that built digital products for fintech, early-stage startups, and social impact organisations.
AWS Now Go Build CTO Fellow, collaborating on resilient technology for complex social challenges.
Operates in more than 20 countries, building useful and sustainable systems.

Biography

Clemence Kyara is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Code for Africa, where she leads distributed engineering teams. Her work focuses on building data, civic tech, and AI infrastructure designed for communities across the Global South, aiming to help people make informed decisions and hold power accountable. Code for Africa operates in over 20 countries, developing systems that are useful and sustainable even in challenging real-world environments.