Eight African startups have been named among the recipients of grants from the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and…
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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.
Egyptian consumer credit startup Blnk has raised a US$32 million debt and equity funding round to further build out its…
Rwandan insurtech startup Eden Care, which offers affordable, accessible and personalised health coverage to businesses and their employees, has raised…
Nigeria’s Zenith Bank has launched a pitch competition aimed at startups with tech-enabled, scalable solutions designed to innovate businesses from…
Egyptian B2B marketplace SPEED has been acquired by UAE-based logistics services provider X-ERA as part of the latter’s international expansion…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Innovation and Technology are pleased to announce the “Ethiopia Startup…
Nigerian startup CutStruct Technology has raised a US$$600,000 pre-seed funding round to assist in the development and scaling of its…
Nine startups from across the continent have been selected for the Katapult Africa Accelerator Programme, which provides access to US$150,000…
Emerging markets venture capital firm Quona Capital has announced the final close of its Fund III at US$332 million, significantly…
Kenyan fulfillment and logistics enabler Sendy has announced funding from MOL PLUS, the corporate VC arm of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,…