Moroccan retail-tech startup Chari has partnered telecoms firm Orange Maroc to accelerate the digital transformation of Moroccan neighbourhood retailers. Founded…
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.
The African Tech Festival takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 12-14, offering startups a host of chances…
Temi Marcella built a career in the private equity space, but after beginning impact investing in Africa in 2017 she…
Kenyan ed-tech startup Eneza Education has merged with leading Pakistani company Knowledge Platform to form the world’s first African-Asian ed-tech…
A new electric minibus taxi – eKamva – has been launched in South Africa by a startup-led consortium, complete with…
Kenyan online safari-booking startup Tukio is offering 18 destinations across Kenya and Tanzania, and will soon be expanding into Uganda…
Kenyan fintech startup Chumz, which helps users set and achieve saving and investment goals through behaviour-based prompts and mobile money…
Applications have opened for the New Venture Competition, run by Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club, which is offering startups…
Nigeria’s Beacon Power Services, an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute…
Kenyan digital commerce startup tappi has partnered Safaricom’s M-PESA for Business to empower M-PESA’s 650,000-strong network of Kenyan MSMEs with…