Seedstars has opened applications for its Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) programme, calling for women-led small to medium enterprises…
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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 company Finclusion Group, which is building Africa’s first credit-led neobank as it bids to accelerate financial inclusion throughout…
Small Foundation and Village Capital have selected 20 African entrepreneur support organisations (ESOs) that work with rural-impacting enterprises in Sub-Saharan…
Nigerian startup Duplo makes it easier for African businesses to pay each other by providing digital tools that enable a…
Nigerian fintech startup Owoafara, which provides digital banking to assist the unbanked population of the world in accessing financial products…
Egypt-based angel investment group Cairo Angels has rebranded as the acasia group so as to better reflect its new strategy,…
Kenyan tech ventures have higher rates of acceleration or incubation than their peers in other leading African startup ecosystems, a…
Kenya’s Gridless, a bitcoin mining company helping to bring new energy generation to rural communities in East Africa, has secured…
South African fintech enabler Ukheshe has attracted investment to fuel its international expansion. Founded in 2018, Ukheshe is enabling companies…
Kenyan wealth-tech startup Hisa has publicly launched after receiving regulatory approval from the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Capital Markets…