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Somalis in Tech is a community organisation focused on connecting, upskilling and providing opportunities to underrepresented people who are either already in or are interested in the technology industry.

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak from Somalis in Tech 🌙💛

Wishing our community and everyone celebrating a joyful Eid filled with peace, happiness, and barakah.

Eid wanaagsan ✨

22/05/2026

An evening of networking, community, and conversation during Muslim Tech Week.

Join founders, creatives, builders, students, and professionals from across the Somali and wider Muslim community - alongside a few short showcases from people building across tech, entrepreneurship, and impact.

Open to all.

12 June • Encode Hub, London
Free entry - limited spaces.
Must have a ticket 👉🏾 Link in Bio.

15/05/2026

Salaam Calaykum everyone!

Somalis in Tech – Women’s Walk, Talk Tech & Coffee Connect ☕

Join us for a relaxed meetup in Leicester, created exclusively for women in tech to connect, share experiences, and build meaningful relationships in a comfortable, supportive space.

🗓 Date: Saturday, 6th June
🕚 Time: 11:00 – 14:00
📍 Location: Victoria Park (meeting at War Memorial Arch → walk to 200 Degrees)
🔗 link in bio

30/03/2026

Join us for our first post-Ramadan event — Monday 7th April, 6–9pm 🙌🏽

It’ll be an inspiring evening as three industry leaders share their personal journeys and practical experiences with AI tools.

From using AI as a founder to hands-on engineering, discover how AI is transforming work across different domains. This TED-style format offers authentic insights, real-world applications, and ample opportunity for Q&A with our panelists. 🎤

Spots are limited — don’t sleep on this one! 👀
🔗 Sign up now with the link in our bio.

22/02/2026

‘When I look at luck l, I know — Allah controls my luck.’

A glimpse of insight during our event @ Google , earlier this year, from Qasmin.

09/02/2026

📸✨ What a night at Google London!

Our first SiT event of 2025 brought incredible energy, insights, and connections.

Huge thanks to panelists Ismail Jeilani and Qasim Munye for sharing their journeys and entrepreneurial wisdom, and to Aruuri for their inspiring presentation on transparent community giving 🧑🏽‍💻

Shoutout to Hamda, Khadra and Adam for flawless moderation, and for these 🔥 shots!

See you at the next one, insha’Allah! 💛🐪

28/01/2026

Some of you may remember our first in-person event at Google. We’ve come full circle! Join us back where it all began as we celebrate Somalis in Tech’s 5-year anniversary.

This event is now SOLD OUT! We didn’t expect tickets to go so quickly. Can’t make it in person? The livestream link is in our bio.

What to Expect

💡 Expert Panel Discussion
Hear from leading AI Startup Founders, including Ismail Jeilani from Brickwise and Qasim Munye from Menza as they share their journey from inspiration to innovation.

🎤 Interactive Q&A
Your chance to ask the questions that matter.

🤝 Extended Networking
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, innovators, and community members over refreshments.

Make sure to join our Slack community to be the first to know about upcoming events. 🤝

03/01/2026

🚀 First workshop of the year: Applied Observability

Built for mid–senior engineers with prior experience.
 Hands-on session covering modern monitoring, real-world incident diagnosis, and practical exercises using logs, metrics & traces.

🎓 Led by Ali Ibrahim, Principal SRE (ex-HashiCorp, Delivery Hero, eBay)

👩🏽‍💻 For: SREs, DevOps & Backend Engineers ⚙️ Req: Kubernetes & Microservices experience
💸 £5 fee (waivers available) – all proceeds to charity
 🗓️ Sun 18 Jan | 16:30–18:30 GMT 📍 Google Meet 🔗 Sign up via Luma (Link in bio)

15/12/2025

The Goat Herders Finale was one to remember. After months of collaboration, , and came together for an evening rooted in building our own representation.

We showed up for each other, sharing real opportunities for funding, partnerships and guidance from Somali founders, investors and leaders.

Thank you to our sponsors Lifted and , as well as the investors and volunteers who helped make this event possible.

Huge congratulations to our finalists , and , who shared what they are building, why it matters, and the journeys behind it. They walked away with investments, mentorship and new opportunities, alongside genuine support from everyone in the room.

And lastly, thank you to everyone who joined us. We hope you felt the energy, the intention and the inspiration that filled the space.

Address

Cardiff
CF

Website

http://somalisintech.com/

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