Founders from Tanzania, Kenya and Egypt have been named winners of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, a flagship philanthropic…
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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.
South Africa’s SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has rebranded to Jem as it zeroes in its focus on…
Social impact investment firm Goodwell Investments has launched its EUR150 million (US$154 million) uMunthu II fund, aimed at igniting the…
Startups in Kenya and Tanzania have been offered the chance to scale their impact-driven companies and receive a grant investment…
Cairo-based startup Grinta, a fintech-enabled B2B tech platform digitising the pharmaceutical supply chain, has raised US$8 million seed funding round…
African startups solving pressing problems through innovation are invited to apply for the TechBridge accelerator programme, which provides US$200,000 in…
New York-based VC firm K50 Ventures has been building a community in Africa for more than a decade, even before…
Kenyan fintech startup Finplus Group has announced its software has now processed over US$1 billion in combined transaction value in…
IFC has launched a new US$225 million platform to strengthen venture capital ecosystems in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and…
Rwandan startup HeptaPay allows users to instantly transfer money from their debit or credit card to mobile money accounts in…