South African startup Spazapp has partnered Mastercard to bring secure and convenient mobile payments to informal traders and convenience stores,…
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.
Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom is using one of its portfolio companies – e-delivery service Sendy – like a guinea pig,…
Angel investors looking to back African tech startups should “hunt in packs” in order to ensure they make successful investments…
MTN Ivory Coast has launched the first edition of its startup incubation programme “Y’ello Startup”, designed to help young entrepreneurs…
Four South African startups walked away with a total of ZAR900,000 (US$64,000) in funding to pilot their solutions after winning…
Pan-African entrepreneurial training programme, seed fund, and incubator the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the launch of…
Cash and carry chain store Makro has acquired a majority stake in South African last mile delivery startup WumDrop, in…
Egyptian events startup Eventtus has closed a US$2 million funding round led by Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups to accelerate…
Rising Tide Africa, a female-focused angel investment fund, has launched, aimed at allowing female investors to back innovative startups run…
Alternative-lending startup Student Finance Africa (SFA) has launched in Kenya with the financial support of FSD Kenya, providing educational loans…