Convergence Partners Investments, the deep tech investor started by Andile Ngcaba in 2003, has announced it has rebranded to Solcon…
Author: Tom Jackson
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.
The GrEEK Campus and MQR, two of Egypt’s largest entrepreneurial communities, have announced a definitive merger agreement. Founded in 2013,…
Seedstars Capital and Fondation Botnar have announced the launch of the Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures mandate, intending to invest US$20…
Nigeria’s Eze, a wholesale marketplace for used and new electronics, has secured US$3.7 million in seed funding to develop its…
The Obuntu Foundation has announced applications for its second programme, which aims to catalyse, accelerate, and support emerging venture capital…
Egyptian startup Shobly is a specialised e-commerce enabler that empowers SMEs in the MENA region to establish and manage their…
The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage tech companies across Africa, has announced its latest cohort of…
South African accelerator Grindstone has partnered Digital Jersey to launch the inaugural Grindstone UK & Channel Islands programme in Jersey. …
A survey of female founders within the African tech startup ecosystem has revealed high levels of discrimination, with respondents reporting…
BoxCommerce is now the leading B2B e-commerce platform in Kenya having reached 5,400 merchants to make it 16 times larger…