South African startup WhereIsMyTransport has mapped the formal and informal public transport systems of Gaborone, Botswana, and East London, South…
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 e-book distribution startup Okadabooks, which allows users to bypass traditional publishers and publish their stories, has seen tremendous uptake…
Female-owned bio-businesses in 12 African countries have been invited to apply for the SANBio FemBioBiz Acceleration Competition, which offers training…
There comes a tipping point in every business’ lifecycle where the challenges that keep the business owner awake at night…
Barclays Africa’s Rise innovation hub in Cape Town has hosted a water hackathon to help harness the power of technology,…
Kenyan fintech startup Alternative Circle has raised US$1.1 million in funding from international credit risk management company Creditinfo Group to…
London-based venture capital and advisory firm CAMSCORP has launched Ventures Lab, a three-month upscale programme that will focus on taking…
Nigerian fintech startup Lidya has closed a US$1.25 million seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab to further its…
African startups working in the field of legal justice innovation are invited to apply for the HiiL Innovating Justice Accelerator,…
The 2017 edition of the eLearning Africa conference on technology-assisted learning and training will take place in Mauritius in September.…