Mobile operator Orange has announced the winner of its sixth annual Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East,…
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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.
The Johannesburg-based AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment’s (RMI) club for fintech startup entrepreneurs, has clocked up over 1,000 members over the…
Kenyan startup Vivi is integrating e-commerce with mobile rewards through its phone-based loyalty programme that builds a network of online…
“In the future, banking in Africa will be done by banks.” That is the view of John Staley, chief officer…
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has partnered the London-based Fintech Circle Innovate in a bid to fast track…
Zimbabwean startup Dr CADx is hoping to raise funding to help further develop its innovative diagnostics solution after being named…
Nine mobile tech startups will pitch to the audience at the AHUB event in Cape Town today after completing the…
Three startups are in discussions with investors following the Angel Fair Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya last week, after 20…
Ugandan animation and gaming startup Tamithi is taking on bigger players across Africa with its locally relevant games and films.…
Cape Town-based Cactus Capital, the investment arm of Cactus Advisors, has invested in African fintech startups Flutterwave and e-Factor. The…