Startupbootcamp Cape Town is set to open applications for the second edition of its accelerator programme, which will see it…
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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.
Co-working specialist The Workspace and insurance company MiWay have joined forces to launch an entrepreneurial hub and business development programme…
Which African country is the best place to launch, or invest in, a tech startup? In this new series of…
French development finance institution Proparco has acquired a US$5 million stake in the TLcom TIDE Africa Fund, which will provide…
Kenyan startup Sokowatch, a mobile-based ordering and delivery network for small shops, has revealed plans to expand to Mombasa in…
The recently-launched iRise hub has opened applications for its first incubation programme, which aims to mentor and support local entrepreneurs…
Nigerian startup Slide Safe is attempting to increase the use of contraceptives and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening among sexually…
Kenyan e-commerce startup Sky.Garden has raised US$1.2 million in a round led by Jesper Drescher, the Norway-based TRK Group, The…
Nigerian startups Fyodor Biotechnologies, MailHaven and Mobile Forms are among the 30 companies involved in the 22X Fund, a batch…
Startups in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state in northeastern Nigeria, have been offered the opportunity to access US$5,000 in…