Kenyan startup Phindor has launched a next generation shop assistant system that employs artificial intelligence (AI) to help local businesses…
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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.
The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage tech companies across Africa, has announced its latest cohort of…
South Africa-based VC firm HAVAÍC has announced the third and final close of the HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund, a…
Egyptian financial super app Khazna, which offers easy to use, technology-driven financial services to underserved consumers and micro-businesses, has announced…
Seven startups have graduated from the latest Founder Institute Ghana programme, which culminated with a pitch to mentors, investors, business…
Not all venture capital firms are 100 per cent driven by the need to secure the largest possible returns, instead…
Nigerian tractor-booking platform Hello Tractor has raised US$1 million in funding from Heifer International to provide loans for tractor purchases…
Startups with innovative solutions that help overcome the overexploitation, pollution or climate change challenges faced by the ocean have been invited to apply for the third cohort of OceanHub Africa accelerator programme.
Nigerian home concierge services scheduling platform Lynk has expanded to Kenya, with its launch in the East African country facilitated…
Senegalese startup Kwely, a B2B wholesale distribution marketplace for “Made in Africa” products, has raised a US$1 million seed round…