CEO Letter
Why Savvy Gorilla exists.
Savvy Gorilla Technologies™ started as a simple idea: that African stories, products, and people deserve infrastructure that takes them seriously. Not as an afterthought, not as a side project, but as a centre of gravity.
Over the years, we have seen how fragmented our ecosystems can be. Talented creators work alone, powerful stories fade without being documented, and promising products never get the technology or structure they need to grow. Savvy Gorilla was created to respond to that gap.
As a holding company, our role is not to be in the spotlight. Our role is to design the systems behind the work: the product frameworks, the technology stack, the brand architecture, and the long-term partnerships that allow ideas to move from concept to reality.
From Gorilla Ledger™ in fintech, to Our Matriline and War Towards Purpose in storytelling, each subsidiary reflects a belief that Africans can build world-class work while remaining rooted in context, culture, and community.
We are still at the beginning of this journey. But the direction is clear: build deliberately, collaborate widely, document carefully, and always create with the next generation in mind.
If you see alignment with what you're building or imagining, we would be glad to explore collaboration.
Dau Atem Garang
Founder & Chief Executive, Savvy Gorilla Technologies™
