Empower and Serve (Empserve), a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young people and underserved communities through digital skills and sustainable…
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.
Kenyan company MWINGI is establishing Africa’s largest rural network of connected trading outlets, or “MWINGI Shops”, aggregating demand in entire…
Egypt’s T-Vencubator, a leading venture capital firm and incubator, has launched its inaugural investment programme, and aims to invest in…
Kenyan startup Dals Learning is developing interactive digital content aligned to the Kenyan CBC curriculum in a bid to allow…
Egyptian fintech startup Lucky has raised US$3 million in a convertible note round to scale its credit vertical on its…
Nigeria’s Waza, a payment and liquidity platform for emerging market businesses, has secured US$8 million in equity and debt funding…
Nigerian corporate mobility startup Treepz has become the first on the continent to complete a cross-border rental trip between two…
Twelve African startups have been named finalists for the seventh edition of its Fintech Challenge, with US$50,000 in prize money…
Nigerian startup Chao is helping students quickly and reliably order food, groceries, and medicine deliveries to campuses, aiming to make…
The Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) has announced the opening of nominations for the 2024 Excellence in Fintech Awards. Launched in…