Egyptian tech startups have raised almost US$800 million between them since January 2015, with more than 50 per cent of…
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.
Egyptian grocery delivery startup Breadfast has raised a US$26 million Series A funding rund to expand into new cities, scale…
Nigerian lending startup Payhippo has closed a US$3 million seed funding round to enhance its technology capabilities to support small…
Kenyan startup WorkPay, which builds human resources (HR) and payroll solutions for Africa, has expanded into Nigeria. Originally called TozzaPlus…
Nigerian startup AmplifiHub has developed an online platform that empowers music producers, arrangers and songwriters in Africa to connect with…
An incubation centre funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been launched at the Pan African University Institute for…
Nigerian fintech startup E-Settlement has acquired the Ivory Coast-based QuickCash to help it expand across a host of other West…
Nigerian startup TalentQL has announced the launch of AltSchool Africa, a programme where individuals, starting from secondary school graduates, looking…
Applications are open for the Yunus Environment Hub’s GrowUp incubation programme, which is seeking solutions for sustainable food systems in…
Kenya-based electric mobility startup Opibus has raised US$7.5 million in equity and grant funding to help it scale its operations…