The Global Editors Network (GEN) has partnered Journalism.co.uk to launch a new edition of Startups For News (SFN), which is…
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.
JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms and Blue Pencil Management Architects – trading as Blue Pencil – have launched a “boutique” business…
Five startups will share ZAR80,000 (US$6,000) and enter an incubation programme after being named the winners of the Nedbank Fintech…
Applications have opened for the Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars, a 13-week programme based in Cape Town aimed at…
Pan-African digital payments startup BitPesa has expanded its payment automation services in order to deliver faster, more cost-effective transactions between…
Kenyan startup Cloud9 is seeing solid growth having established itself as the go-to resource for adventure seekers in the East…
Global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World has announced the 12 startups that will pitch at its event in Kigali, Rwanda,…
South African startup Plan My Wedding has raised ZAR400,000 (US$29,000) in funding from Creative Counsel co-CEO Gil Oved and former…
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has continued its expansion across Africa by announcing recruitment of entrepreneurs-in-training (EITs) from…
Seventeen startups from across Africa have been selected to take part in the Global Impact Accelerator (GIA) at the Slush…