South African fintech company Stitch has opened applications for its second startup showcase, which invites early-stage ventures from across the…
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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.
The Ethiopia-based Gebeya, a SaaS-enabled, pan-African talent marketplace, has announced an undisclosed pre-Series A investment from a Japanese VC firm…
Egypt-based solar power developer and electricity distributor KarmSolar has secured EGP83 million (US$3 million) in debt funding to support the…
Applications are open for cohort three of the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator, aimed at providing growing and mature-stage African…
Nigerian fintech startup Arteri helps African healthcare SMEs access multiple credit options to finance their assets, inventory and running costs…
Tunisia-founded enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed German biotech company BioNTech SE in a deal…
Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card has launched a new payment feature called Yellow Pay, allowing customers to send and receive…
Pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator Catalyst Fund has announced a US$2 million investment into 10 startups building solutions…
Founder and CEO of The Owlet Ltd, Elijah Kolawole Olusehinde, sat with Disrupt Africa in an exclusive interview to reveal…
Nigerian agri-tech startup Releaf, which makes it easier for consumer goods manufacturers in Africa to access high-quality ingredients for their…