Seven African tech startups will compete in the Seedstars World regional finals next week for a place in the grand…
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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 Kenyan capital Nairobi is among the 10 most congested cities in the world, with the average commute time standing…
Kenyan fintech startup Koa has launched a mobile app that aims to digitise the asset management industry by giving users…
Applications are open for this year’s Africa’s Business Heroes competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic programme in Africa which…
Nigerian fintech startup Xend Finance is applying decentralised finance (DeFi) to credit unions in a bid to optimise operations and…
South African startup Apexman has launched an online wellness platform for men that aims to remove the burden of having…
The Yunus Environment Hub has opened applications for the second cohort of StartNow, an online course for social business plan…
Egyptian venture capital (VC) firm Sawari Ventures has announced it has raised a EGP1 billion (US$63.8 million) fund for investments…
South African startup Sun Exchange has completed the crowdsale for a 510 kilowatt solar-plus-storage installation to solar power packhouse and…
MEST, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has selected 14 startups for the first 2021 cohort of its MEST Express…