Fintech startups account for almost one-third of Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem, but e-commerce and retail-tech companies attract by far the…
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.
Nairobi-based e-health startup MyHealth Africa has raised a US$1 million round of seed funding to fuel its expansion across Africa…
African startups are invited to apply for the Making More Health Business Accelerator, a structured business growth programme targeted at…
South African startup Wisi-Oi is a resale fashion marketplace where sellers and buyers can trade new and pre-loved fashion. Launched…
TLG Capital and Future Africa have launched a US$25 million venture debt fund from TLG’s existing funds, earmarked for companies…
Seedstars has opened applications for its Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) programme, calling for women-led small to medium enterprises…
South African company Finclusion Group, which is building Africa’s first credit-led neobank as it bids to accelerate financial inclusion throughout…
Small Foundation and Village Capital have selected 20 African entrepreneur support organisations (ESOs) that work with rural-impacting enterprises in Sub-Saharan…
Nigerian startup Duplo makes it easier for African businesses to pay each other by providing digital tools that enable a…
Nigerian fintech startup Owoafara, which provides digital banking to assist the unbanked population of the world in accessing financial products…