TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa) promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent. We break down barriers to help organisations realize the benefits of increased diversity on boards. We’re accelerating the placement of female leaders by connecting peer-endorsed, board-ready women with CEOs and board executives across Africa and beyond.
Board Search with a Gender Agenda
Overwhelming evidence shows that businesses with more women on boards perform better. We make it simple to find the exceptional women. We’re working with organisations like development finance institutions, private equity, venture capital funds, and other companies and institutions across the region to create better gender balance in Africa’s boardrooms.
Our pipeline of talent, combined with a uniquely collaborative and objective approach, is driving a fundamental shift in the gender balance among leadership teams in businesses across Africa.
Preparing the Next Generation of Board Leaders
Women remain underrepresented at every level in Africa’s workplaces. Studies show that women still struggle more than men to gain access to their first Board seats, which further exacerbates challenges to boardroom diversity. We’ve created programs that help identify promising women and find them a seat at the boardroom table. From our accredited board training programme, “Open Doors”, to the innovative “Sustain” initiative, we do more to train, place and develop women with the ability to change businesses for the better
Board Search with a Gender Agenda
Overwhelming evidence shows that businesses with more women on boards perform better. We make it simple to find the exceptional women. We’re working with organisations like development finance institutions, private equity, venture capital funds, and other companies and institutions across the region to create better gender balance in Africa’s boardrooms.
Our pipeline of talent, combined with a uniquely collaborative and objective approach, is driving a fundamental shift in the gender balance among leadership teams in businesses across Africa.
Preparing the Next Generation of Board Leaders
Women remain underrepresented at every level in Africa’s workplaces. Studies show that women still struggle more than men to gain access to their first Board seats, which further exacerbates challenges to boardroom diversity. We’ve created programs that help identify promising women and find them a seat at the boardroom table. From our accredited board training programme, “Open Doors”, to the innovative “Sustain” initiative, we do more to train, place and develop women with the ability to change businesses for the better
Location: Mauritius, Plaines Wilhems, Quatre Bornes
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.07M
Founded date: 2016
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.01.2019 | - | $2.07M | CDC Group ... |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.10.2023 | EMPOWERING WOMEN AND ELEVATING RISK GOVERNANCE: THE DCRO INSTITUTE AND THEBOARDROOM AFRICA JOIN FORCES | Marcia Ashong, Founder and CEO of TheBoardroom Africa David R. Koenig, QRD®, President and Chief Executive Officer Groundbreaking partnership announced to advance distinguished women leaders on the African continent. Cultivating gender dive... |
| 30.09.2021 | Investing In Africa? Invest In Women | Madji Sock, co-Founder and former President of WIC Capital. Managing Partner of DALBERG Senegal Thiaba Camara Sy, |
| 22.01.2019 | CDC backs TheBoardroom Africa with £1.6m funding to increase women’s representation in African boardrooms | In a partnership to bring increased diversity to companies and organisations across Africa, CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced that it will support TheBoardroom Africa (“TBR Africa”) with funding of £1.6m. CD... |
| 22.01.2019 | CDC backs TheBoardroom Africa with £1.6m funding to increase women’s representation in African boardrooms | In a partnership to bring increased diversity to companies and organisations across Africa, CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced that it will support TheBoardroom Africa (“TBR Africa”) with funding of £1.6m. CD... |
| 22.01.2019 | CDC backs TheBoardroom Africa with £1.6m funding to increase women’s representation in African boardrooms | In a partnership to bring increased diversity to companies and organisations across Africa, CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced that it will support TheBoardroom Africa (“TBR Africa”) with funding of £1.6m. CD... |