Kenyan startups are second only to their Nigerian counterparts when it comes to funding raised in the last eight years,…
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.
Senegal-based startup Kwely has launched the minimum viable product (MVP) version of its B2B online store for “Made in Africa”…
Zimbabwean fintech startup Panamax is helping SMEs obtain access to working capital by crowdfunding it utilising a transparent, tradeable blockchain…
Nigeria’s Daystar Power, a West Africa-focused provider of hybrid solar power solutions to commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses, has announced…
Egyptian startup Muqbis, an online marketplace for handicrafts, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round from Nama…
Suplyd, an Egypt-based startup that digitises supply chain operations for the MENA region’s hotels, restaurants, and catering (HORECA) industries, has…
Leading global wireless technology firm Qualcomm has launched its African Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programmes…
Lagos-based, pan-African VC firm Ventures Platform has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at US$46 million.…
Egyptian grocery deliveries startup Appetito has merged with Saudi-based counterpart Jumlaty to create NOMU, which aims to become MENA’s leading…
Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST Training Programme, a 12-month programme hosted physically in Accra and…