South African startup Thumela has developed a counter-to-counter last-mile logistics solution to help e-commerce businesses and individuals send and collect…
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 gym management software platform Octiv has raised an seven-figure US dollar Series A funding round from local VC…
Nigeria’s Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa, has raised over US$1…
Kenyan retail-tech startup Wasoko, which leverages innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has opened an office in…
Nigerian startup Joovlin is a B2B social commerce marketplace that helps retailers sell online with zero capital by connecting them…
KarmSolar, Egypt’s leading private power utility and solar energy company, has raised a new round of capital to fund its…
Nigerian fintech startup Vella has launched its platform, which it says enables borderless transfers and remittances across the world, powered…
A further three African startups have been confirmed as participants in the S22 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y…
Nigerian fintech startup Grey, which simplifies the sending and receiving of foreign payments for Africans, has raised US$2 million in…
The MassChallenge accelerator, a global, non-profit network for innovators, has launched its programme in Benin, and is calling for applications…