As a British Pakistani, who grew up in Dubai, Sacha Haider has experienced multiple cultures firsthand. After studying History and…
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.
Kenyan startup iGas has launched a digital LPG marketplace that aims to accelerate access to clean cooking by solving affordability,…
Applications are open for the latest Westerwelle Young Founders Programme, which offers outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries…
Egyptian startup Shahbandr is helping the next generation of merchants to build and grow online businesses via its SaaS-based e-commerce…
Forbes and the Aviram Foundation have launched a US$500,000 competition to identify new businesses committed to driving significant, profound positive…
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara has raised a US$3 million seed extension round that takes the company’s total funding to US$7…
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara has agreed to wholly acquire IRNET Coop Kenya, a software company which is a subsidiary of…
African startups have been invited to apply for the Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale…
Ghanaian startup SecondSTAX has built a tech-driven smart order management and execution routing system for investment firms, aiming to facilitate…
Three Nigerian startups have been confirmed as participants in the W23 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator,…