Thirteen winners have been announced at the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards in Nairobi, Kenya, recognising the leading entrepreneurs and…
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Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
Rwandan fintech startup JaliPay claims to be “unifying financial services for inclusivity and convenience”, with its multi-purpose platform allowing users…
In 2000, after the burst of the dot-com bubble in the United States, a man called Philip J. Kaplan launched…
Applications have opened for the sixth edition of the 12-month OceanHub Africa accelerator, which will support up to 24 of…
Egyptian B2B SaaS startup Qme has raised US$3 million in a seed funding round to enhance its technology stack, expand…
The annual Paris-based technology conference VivaTech has opened applications for the fourth edition of its AfricaTech Awards, which recognise and…
Tourism is the third largest sector in Africa and employs over 25 million people. It is a major source of…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested EUR15 million (US$15.8 million) in the IPAE 3 fund run by Investisseurs &…
Startups are invited to apply for the Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator (ACRA), which will provide participants with deep knowledge of…
Kenyan startup Dojah is providing anti-fraud infrastructure that gives businesses the tools to detect fraud, monitor transactions, and ensure AML…