Wimbart is an independent PR agency specialising in Africa and emerging markets. With a focus on the continent’s tech and start-up sectors, we produce hyper-targeted, relevant & meaningful media campaigns for our clients.
Our capabilities stretch beyond traditional agencies; we write strong copy, build brands and break big news stories, ensuring our clients secure impactful & relevant media coverage in an ever-crowded market.
Integrity & authenticity underpins everything we do. Our dynamic, purposeful approach to every piece of work we carry out means that we consistently deliver strategic campaigns that support our clients’ business goals.
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Introducing Wimbart Lite
Over the past decade, Wimbart has worked alongside some of Africa’s ambitious tech companies - from early-stage startups to scale-ups. As the ecosystem has grown, so has the need for accessible, focused communications support at the very beginning of the journey. Wimbart Lite is our new dedicated PR service for early-stage teams and VC portfolios, offering focused storytelling, targeted media outreach and structured reporting to help founders build credibility and momentum from day one.
Dr Omobola Johnson (TLCOM): The New Rules of African Tech: Storytelling, Trust & Due Diligence
Omobola Johnson, Senior Partner at TLcom Capital, doesn’t just diligence your deck - she diligences you. If you think your data room is the only thing investors are looking at, you’re mistaken. Before TLCOM writes a check, they look at your digital footprint. Not to police you - but to understand you. Because a five-year partnership isn’t built on slides. It’s built on judgment, consistency, and how you show up when things get hard.
In Episode 4 of #TheWimbartWay, Omobola makes a subtle point that’s easy to miss.
Investors aren’t only looking for a “star founder”. They’re looking for depth
Who else in the business can speak with clarity and confidence?
Who else can represent the work?
Reputation is currency - and the internet remembers…
How we work
The Wimbart Process
RESEARCH
immersing ourselves in our clients’ companies, understanding their business needs, the sector landscape and how communications can deliver their business goals
STRATEGY
our informed research enables to deliver an insightful and dynamic strategy that will inform our work and help us deliver our objectives
EXECUTE
working with influencers, thought-leaders, journalists and events organisers around the world - we get our clients’ messages out there - online, in-print, on broadcast platforms, on panels
EVALUATE
providing a detailed analysis of each campaign, we constantly review and refine our processes to ensure optimum results
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Media Coverage
Smart, savvy comms professionals
The Team
We have yet to meet another team that has so much Africa-related strategic communications experience. Whilst we all operate in a digital age, people and relationship-building are still central to any smart communications agency. Our team members are skilled in developing and maintaining long-lasting partnerships with a global network of journalists and influencers.
We've worked with some of the best
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