Algeria-based super app Yassir has raised US$150 million in Series B funding to expand operations geographically. Founded in 2017 by…
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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 startup Hoods, a live e-commerce platform, has raised a round of funding from valU, a subsidiary of Egypt-based investment…
US-based venture capital firm 500 Global has partnered with Germany’s economic development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and…
Nigerian startup ShapShap is providing software to make last-mile delivery jobs more efficient, sustainable, and scalable through order optimisation and…
Egyptian fintech startup Paymob, the leading omnichannel payments facilitator in MENAP, has embarked on the next phase of its regional…
StartupSouth, the largest startup conference in South-South/South-East, Nigeria is back for its seventh edition, and will take place in Port…
Nine African startups have been selected to take part in the latest edition of the Techstars Toronto accelerator, securing access…
South Africa-based digital payments gateway Peach Payments and API fintech Stitch have partnered to enable online merchants across South Africa…
Africa’s first decentralised autonomous organisation for tech founders – Pando DAO – has launched, while also becoming the official community…
South African ed-tech startup FoondaMate has launched operations in Nigeria on a bid to democratise learning and close education inequality…