South African startup Planet42, a car subscription platform addressing transport inequality by putting cars in the hands of people who…
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.
South African hotel management system (HMS) RoomRaccoon has announced its expansion to Zanzibar, offering independent hoteliers the opportunity to accelerate…
Mastercard has launched its Start Path Small Business programme to give startups the chance to collaborate with the company to…
South Africa’s Apollo Studios is helping primarily insurance companies leverage technology to build more efficient organisations and automate decision making…
VC and accelerator firm Startup Wise Guys has closed the first EUR25 million (US$26.7 million) of EUR45 million (US$48 million)…
African agri-tech startups have been invited to apply for the GROW Impact Accelerator, which aims to accelerate wide-ranging solutions for…
Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers…
African tech’s gender problem is only getting worse, with just 20.2 per cent of 633 funded ventures in 2022 having…
Applications are open for the Rice Business Plan Competition 2023 for Student Startups, which provides real-world experience and cash prizes…
Ugandan fintech Qiribu believes itself to be the first platform within the East African country to launch an earned wage…