Stellenbosch-based startup Sxuirrel, a peer-to-peer storage and space finding solution, has secured seed funding of ZAR2.4 million (US$176,000) to expand…
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.
Port Harcourt-based startup Touchabl has launched its app, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable people search and shop for…
Ghana’s Skin Gourmet, Nigeria’s Beauty Revolution and South Africa’s FreshMe have been named winners of the 2017 Dark & Lovely…
Legal firm Webber Wentzel has launched Webber Wentzel Ignite, a legal incubation programme for entrepreneurs, in South Africa. Webber Wentzel…
For any of the non-South Africans reading this, a “braai” is a barbeque, and a vital part of the country’s…
Egyptian human-assisted AI digital assistant startup Elves has secured a US$2 million seed round from investors that include Emaar, the…
Ugandan startup Intelworld says it is “crossbreeding” m-commerce and fintech as it enables customers all over the world to buy…
Benin has launched a startup challenge aimed at helping innovators conceive, incubate and launch on a larger scale their ideas…
South African entrepreneur and Silicon Cape co-founder Vinny Lingham has been appointed general partner of US-based thesis-driven cryptofund Multicoin Capital.…
Nigerian fintech startup SureRemit has launched an initial coin offering (ICO) in a bid to raise funds for a blockchain-based…