Egyptian ed-tech startup Sprints has raised a US$1.2 million seed funding round to help it scale its platform across the…
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.
Three Nigerian startups have been selected for the Techstars NYC accelerator programme, receiving US$20,000 in equity funding and access to…
Many startups or early-stage small businesses think that all they need to become the next billion dollar unicorn is to…
Nigerian startup Simpu, a B2B SaaS platform helping brands deliver better customer engagement experiences through an omnichannel solution, has raised…
Nigerian fintech startup Kippa, which offers digital business and financial management solutions for SMEs in Africa, has launched its second…
Egyptian startup Pylon, an infrastructure management platform aimed at transforming electricity and water companies in emerging markets, has raised a…
Moroccan retail-tech startup WafR, which helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers, has raised US$278,000 in funding at a…
Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger and food security initiative, has opened applications for the EatSafe Innovation Challenge,…
South African startup TallOrder, a developer of advanced cloud-based point of sale (POS) solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise…
Nigerian gig economy fintech startup ImaliPay has raised a US$3 million seed round to deepen its financial services infrastructure across…