Founder of Wimbart
Jessica Hope is the Founder of Wimbart, the leading African-tech focused PR consultancy based in London. Launched in 2015, Wimbart has worked on over 130 of the continent’s most exciting and well-funded brands and companies with a focus on: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the MENA region. Jessica has grown the team to over 20 PR professionals, most of whom sit in the London office, but have a connection to Africa. Prior to starting her own PR company, Jessica worked at the Natural History Museum, the Jewish Museum and was Head of Communications for African entertainment brand, IROKO. An expert in her field, with over 15 years’ experience in communications, Jessica and her team have crafted strategic, impactful media campaigns and communications for both Seed-stage and Venture-backed start-ups, as well as entrepreneurs and public bodies, for over four years. She was named in PRWeek’s Powerbook 2019-24, she is a mentor for UK- based BME PR Pros, and also for Google Launchpad Africa and was recognised as one of Provoke’s EMEA “Innovators to Watch” 2021.
