South African food delivery startup UCOOK has partnered social communications app WeChat to allow users to order food from UCOOK…
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.
Nigerian startup Eventplanner.ng is a marketplace that helps customers plan their events online by providing them with access to a…
Kenyan startup Sokompare has launched its peer-to-peer (P2) marketplace for cars, allowing users to more easily buy, sell, insure and…
Eight Zambian startups have graduated from the BongoHive Launch accelerator after pitching at a demo day held in Lusaka. The…
Microsoft and Ceridian have partnered to launch the first AppFactory in Mauritius, in order to provide a space for ICT…
The African fintech space is different to more developed markets in that startups in the sector are building a whole…
Johannesburg has been named the best African city in which to be employed by a startup in a ranking of…
Fifteen young African entrepreneurs have emerged as finalists from a field of more than 800 applicants for the seventh annual…
Last week was a big week for Ugandan fintech startup Numida, as it was declared winner of the Kampala leg…
South African online shopping community SnapnSave has raised ZAR14 million (US$1 million) from Kalon Venture Partners and Smollan Group to…