Nominations · Open

Put a name forward

18 categories across 5 sectors. The form takes about ten minutes if you have the numbers to hand, and you can nominate in only one category at a time.

Before you start

Five things that decide whether an entry survives screening

01The nominee is headquartered in Africa or does most of its trading there.
02It operates in two or more countries, and the second market can be checked.
03Anyone may nominate. Self-nomination is allowed in every category.
04There is no fee, at any stage, for nominating or for being shortlisted.
05Figures are verified against filings, funding records and market data.

The nominee

Contact details are used to verify the entry and are never published.

Name (required)

Company or organisation (required)

Email (required)

Phone

You

Self-nomination is allowed in every category and is not scored differently.

Your name (required)

Your email (required)

How you know the nominee (required)

The case

Figures are checked. A claim that cannot be sourced is set aside, however well it reads.

What the nominee does (required)0/300

Why it should win (required)0/1000

Evidence

Reports, filings or decks go to awards@theisfforum.com with the nominee's name in the subject line.

Website

Press coverage, up to three

Confirm and send

Everything here is accurate as far as I know, and it may be used to assess this nomination and to contact the people named. Nothing is passed to sponsors or sold.

Closes 31 October 2026, 23:59 WAT