South African Internet of Things (IoT) network operator SqwidNet has announced the launch of its entrepreneurship programme, (IoT)E, aimed at…
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.
Originally from the a small village in the south of Germany, Leonard Stiegeler now has a very big job indeed.…
Four black-owned South African fintech startups have secured ZAR1 million (US$70,000) each in funding from Merrill Lynch at an event…
South African VC firm Knife Capital has made its first overseas investment by participating in a ZAR22 million (US$1.55 million)…
African private equity (PE) growth expectations have increased as risk perceptions are lower, according to the latest bright Africa report…
Applications have opened for the fintech accelerator programme run by Village Capital and PayPal, which is recruiting from Ghana, Kenya,…
Seedstars World has announced the names of the 10 startups that will pitch today at its Botswanan event for a…
Nigerian startup Caketunes has launched its music distribution and production platform for artists and music producers, with producers able to…
South African risk finance firm Business Partners has partnered the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to launch a…
Nigerian online gifting platform Lucy.ng is seeing impressive revenue growth having identified a niche in the African e-commerce space. Lucy.ng…