The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has opened nominations for its annual AWIEF Awards, which celebrate the achievements…
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.
South African early-stage VC firm 4Di Capital remains extremely bullish on the African tech startup space after so many years…
Kenyan influencer marketing platform Wowzi has partnered Mastercard and Masria Digital Payments in a US$2.04 million deal aimed at transforming…
Seven African startups have been selected as finalists for the 2024 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the prestigious international accelerator of…
Zambian startup eMsika, is an innovative agri-tech company that provides a digital platform tailored to the needs of poultry farmers…
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship has expanded to Egypt following earlier programmes in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Launched in…
Moroccan cybersecurity startup Defendis has launched an AI-powered cyber threat intelligence platform, enabling organisations to proactively contain data leaks and…
Egyptian pharmaceutical distribution startup i’SUPPLY has raised a pre-Series A funding round, taking its total funding to US$2.5 million since…
Cairo-based startup Sahl has raised US$6 million in Series A and seed funding to act as a one-stop shop for…
The pan-African Ecobank Group has opened applications for the seventh edition of its Fintech Challenge, with US$50,000 in prize money…