Kenyan startup BlackRhino VR is playing a key role in developing the country’s virtual reality industry, working with a number…
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.
Ten fintech startups from across Africa and beyond have been selected to participate in the second Barclays Accelerator programme in…
Global accelerator Startupbootcamp has announced the launch of its first Africa-based programme in Cape Town, with the aim of growing…
South African ed-tech startup Clock Education has reached profitability as it strives to ensure “holistic” learning experiences via its online…
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has opened applications for its ‘FinTech Hive at DIFC’ accelerator programme, which aims to…
Applications have opened for the second edition of the Innovate Accelerator, which will provide Somali startups with training and mentorship…
There is a new addition to the tech startup ecosystem in Uganda, with TechBuzz Hub launched in Kampala to provide…
April began with ratings agencies Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch downgrading South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to “junk” status,…
Nigeria’s Union Bank and the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) have partnered to launch the Centenary Innovation Challenge, which marks the bank’s…
Online property portal CasaMozambique has partnered Barclays Bank to offer its users online home loans, the first time such a…