Profile of Alexandria Procter

Board Member
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 holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cape Town. She is a Board Director for the National Youth Development Agency, as well as for the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative. Alexandria is a member of Mensa, and she is pursuing her private pilot’s licence. She has a book deal with NB Publishers and is writing a book about tech startups in South Africa.