Africa’s first decentralised autonomous organisation for tech founders – Pando DAO – has launched, while also becoming the official community…
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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 African ed-tech startup FoondaMate has launched operations in Nigeria on a bid to democratise learning and close education inequality…
Nigerian credit-led fintech startup Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB) to help it expand its product offering. Launched in…
Nigerian fintech startup Touch and Pay has won the 2022 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, taking home a US$50,000…
Cape Town-based “privacy-by-design” startup Omnisient has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from old and new investors to support its…
The Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, has launched…
Egyptian fintech startup MoneyFellows has announced the first close of its Series B round funding with a US$31 million investment…
Egyptian prop-tech startup Seqoon has raised a US$500,000 pre-seed funding round to help it build out its property co-ownership platform…
Twenty-nine cities across Africa and beyond will play host to physical gatherings of investors next week in the biggest Africa…
Ghanaian startup Tiny Reusers is an e-commerce platform that facilitates the sale of preloved and new baby, kids and maternity…