The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has opened applications for the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), which…
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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.
Rwandan startup Imagine We is aiming to promote literacy through reading and creative writing culture via its online e-book platform.…
Pan-African development financier GroFin has received a grant of US$10 million from the USAID East Africa Trade and Investment Hub…
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha has been selected to take part in the Silicon Valley-based Blackbox Connect 20 accelerator programme. Pezesha…
Cameroonian startup Rata-grab is testing its online food ordering and delivery platform with five restaurants in Douala ahead of a…
Kenyan innovation space the iHub has announced “Open House Fridays”, which offers local techies and entrepreneurs free use of the…
“Find an investor who supplies not only capital, but strategic support. An investor that genuinely understands your vision, as well…
Kenyan startup Lori Systems has been crowned the winner of the inaugural TechCrunch Battlefield Africa in Nairobi, winning US$25,000 in…
Eight Nigerian startups have been selected to take part in a pitching event hosted at the Nigerian Economic Summit, in…
Global early-stage startup competition Seedstars World has announced the nine startups that will pitch at its event in Luanda, Angola…