The MineTech Hub, one of 10 sector specific pan-African innovation and acceleration hubs set up across the continent under 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.
Less than 20 per cent of Africa’s youth are engaged in formal employment, primarily due to limited job opportunities, while…
Moroccan B2B retail-tech startup Z has raised US$1.05 million in funding from local VCs to support its tech development, product…
South African e-health startup Envisionit Deep AI has announced a collaboration agreement with Bayer in the radiology domain, to explore…
Senegalese e-health startup Eyone has raised US$1 million in funding to consolidate its sector leadership and accelerate its expansion across…
Nigerian startup Billboxx, an integrated billing-to-payment platform aimed at ensuring timely payments for businesses across Africa, has closed a US$1.6…
The seventh edition of Africa Tech Summit Nairobi, powered for the second consecutive year by Nigerian fintech Raenest, will take…
Cauris Finance, an Africa-focused impact credit fund, has announced the successful closing of a US$40 million debt facility to expand…
Five standout ecosystem builders have been selected to continue to the next phase of Village Capital’s Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in…
Tanzanian startup Afya Mama has developed an open-source platform that allows users to search for maternal information, and answers questions…