Name: Samuel Kassa
Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science
Company name: iWork PLC
Title: Co-CEO
Founded in: 2019
What it does: Build ERP system for companies
HQ: Addis Ababa
Number of employees: 15
Startup Capital: N/A
Current capital: Growing
Reasons for starting the business: To contribute our own effort to change our country
Biggest perk of ownership: Making positive difference for our country
Biggest strength: Building a strong team
Biggest challenging: Illegal software
Plan: To help companies in Ethiopia as well as across Africa
First career: Licensed Commercial Real Estate broker
Most interested in meeting: Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-‘Amoudi
Most admired person: My father
Stress reducer: Traveling
Favorite past time: To play soccer
Favorite book: Rich Dad Poor Dad
Favorite destination: Axum
Favorite automobile: Ford’s 1965 Shelby Mustang
