The Egypt-based Acasia Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Acasia Group, has opened a new office in Lagos, Nigeria,…
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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.
Ivory Coast-based fintech company Syca has been selected for the startup programme run by Scaleway, a global provider of cloud…
Nigerian startup Quantum Analytics is providing “tech education as a service” to Africans and then using technology to match talent…
Kenyan e-commerce startup Tappi has been selected for the latest edition of the Orbit Startups accelerator, securing US$180,000 in funding…
Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco has announced it has surpassed one million lives insured. Turaco provides simple and affordable insurance solutions…
The Fashion Kingdom (TFK), the leading curated fashion marketplace in Egypt, has acquired direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion brand Opio to create…
Women have always been underrepresented in the venture capital space worldwide. Some of the earliest research from the US (2018)…
South Africa-based solar energy and digital devices asset financier Yellow has raised US$14 million in Series B funding to deepen…
Google for Startups has announced the 25 Africa-based startups selected for this year’s US$4 million Black Founders Fund. Disrupt Africa…
A Londoner of Nigerian descent, Oyin Solebo has worn various hats in the investment and entrepreneurial world, but now she…