IFC and Viva Technology have announced the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, an initiative to spotlight Africa-focused companies with…
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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.
Mali’s Sodishop, a B2C and B2B marketplace that sells and delivers almost all categories of products, has expanded across several…
More than half the 633 funded African tech ventures in 2022 had at some point in their lifespan taken part…
Nigerian startup Wicrypt Network, the first standalone blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing network from Africa, has won the Global Prize at the…
The African tech space is bucking global investment trends due to a combination of the fact it is still relatively…
Nigerian startup Payscribe has relaunched after three years as a side project with a renewed focus on digitising cash payments…
Eleven startups have been selected for the next stage of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator, gaining the chance to pitch to…
Nigerian startup Sidebrief, which helps African companies build across borders by streamlining legals, incorporation, company admin, banking and regulation through…
South African e-health startup Envisionit Deep AI has raised US$1.65 million in funding to unlock its next phase of growth,…
South African cell captive insurance provider Guardrisk is looking for innovative insurtech startups to back via its ZAR50 million (US$2.8…