Fifty finalists from 20 countries have been selected as finalists for the fifth edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes initiative,…
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.
African tech startups raised US$1.19 billion in the first half of 2023, down by more than half on the total…
South African viral consumer rewards app Maholla and internet service provider (ISP) ikeja have partnered in a bid to provide…
Standard Chartered Kenya in partnership with @iBizAfrica – Strathmore University has selected 15 women-led startups to undergo 12 weeks of…
Nigeria’s Flex Finance is a spend management solution for businesses in Africa, helping companies get visibility and control of their…
Ethiopia’s Kubik, which specialises in the transformation of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into affordable, low-carbon building materials, has raised US$3.34 million…
Egyptian startups Paymob and Chefaa have announced a partnership to power the digital transformation of pharmaceutical payments in Egypt. Paymob…
Kenyan startup Ed Partners is dedicated to expanding access to education by partnering with private schools and offering innovative financial…
Egyptian Islamic invoice financing startup Agel has closed an undisclosed seven-figure pre-seed round of funding to help it roll out…
South African company Lexie Hearing, developed by hearX Group and a market leader in US hearing healthcare, has been named…