Alexandria Procter’s New Book Launch: UPSTART

Alexandria Procter is the CEO, Founder and Head of Product of a tech startup based in Cape Town, South Africa. She started her company, DigsConnect.com, as an undergraduate student at the University of Cape Town 4 years ago. Her tech startup is now the largest student housing platform on the African continent, helping students across the continent find safe and affordable student accommodation. She has raised record setting venture capital investments, including the largest seed round investment for a female founder in South Africa. 

Alexandria was appointed to the board of directors for South Africa's National Youth Development agency by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2021. She has previously served as a director for the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cape Town. Alexandria is a member of Mensa, and she is pursuing her private pilot’s licence. She has a blog, The Aviation Club, and a YouTube channel on startups, governance and democracy and startups as a catalyst for economic development in Africa. She was part of the team that drafted the updated policy on the Youth Development Act in Parliament in 2023, and was South Africa's youth delegate for G20 and COP28 in 2023.