Africa’s ed-tech sector has unlimited potential, with a great number of startups innovating in different areas, yet ultimately a lack…
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 agri-investments startup Livestock Wealth is under investigation by the country’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), which said it…
Applications are open for the latest Westerwelle Young Founders Programme, which offers outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries…
South African startup Carry1st, Africa’s leading game publisher and digital commerce platform, has secured a strategic investment from the Sony…
Senegalese startup ProXalys, which specialises in digital transformation in B2B commerce, has raised a US$500,000 funding round to help it…
Innovation hub support organisation AfriLabs has launched the AfriLabs Connect Deal Room (ACDR), aimed at addressing the critical challenges of…
Kenyan startup Apollo Agriculture, a commercial farming platform that helps small-scale farmers maximise their profits, has raised US$10 million in…
Total investment into the African tech startup ecosystem fell by 27.8 per cent to US$2.4 billion in 2023 as the…
South African developer hiring marketplace OfferZen has successfully closed a EUR4 million (US$4.3 million) funding round from top-tier investors, while…
Applications have opened for the second edition of the Injini Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in South Africa, which offers selected…