Kenyan startup TuConnect has launched an online career platform co-created by career experts, providing professional tools and career guidance. 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.
Five Southern African startups have been named winners of the AfricArena Johannesburg Fintech, Deep Tech and Enterprise Summit. Launched in…
Nigerian startup 1vault is helping SMEs better manage their businesses by offering them access to an online storefront, virtual business…
Tanzania’s Sumet Technologies, an innovative fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution company, has closed a US$1.5 million pre-seed funding round to…
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has opened applications from social innovators focusing on scaling hardware technology solutions that…
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later has been placed under administration after failing to raise the necessary funding to continueoperating…
South African AI startup NOSIBLE has secured US$1 million in pre-seed funding to support it in launching its growth marketing…
South Africa’s Trade Shield, a tech-based business offering end-to-end credit risk management solutions, has secured ZAR15 million (US$820,000) in funding…
Nigerian startup Payhippo, an AI-powered lender for Africa’s renewable energy sector, has closed a US$4 million pre-Series A funding round…
The Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) GROW programme is offering young South African innovators between ZAR200,000 (US$11,000) and ZAR1 million…