Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) has announced its investment in M-Shule, a Kenyan-based ed-tech startup that uses SMS to deploy…
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.
Companies that embrace workplace diversity and inclusion as a source of growth and innovation for their businesses will perform better…
South African carpooling startup uGoMyWay has released what it says are positive results of a pilot “corporate carpooling project” held…
Kenya and South Africa are leading the peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending market in Africa, however the fact 90 per cent…
South African cloud storage startup Digital Cabinet has mandated investment and advisory firm HAVAÍC to undertake a ZAR5 million (US$375,000)…
Almost half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP comes from the informal sector, which also accounts for more than 70 per cent…
Ten Kenyan startups across a variety of sectors have raised a total of KES3 million (US$29,000) after a crowdfunding programme…
Nigerian ed-tech startup dot Learn has walked away with US$75,000 in prize money after being named first runner-up of the…
The World Bank and Nest have announced applications have opened for the Agritech Challenge 2017, which aims to connect Kenyan…
Nigerian startup Spacebook is seeing impressive uptake as it looks to digitise the process of hiring space for events, working…