The Bitcoin Foundation has announced the appointment of Cape Town-based venture capitalist Llew Claasen as its executive director. Claasen, alongside…
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.
The South Africa-based New Economy Accelerator (NEA) is to host an investor showcase for the 10 startups focused on servicing…
Startups in the fintech space have been invited to attend an event in Johannesburg aimed at developing the financial technologies…
South African fintech startup iKhokha, which provides a mobile app and card machine to more than 2,500 small and medium…
Ghanaian pay-as-you-go (PAYG) off-grid solar provider PEG Ghana has raised a US$7.5 million Series A funding round to expand operations,…
Fintech is a booming industry throughout Africa, but South Africa is reluctant to take advantage of this opportunity as a…
African coding accelerator Andela, which recruits and trains software developers in Africa and embeds them into engineering organisations worldwide, has…
When Durban-based Shanéy and Vije Vijendranath became parents in 2012, they realised how tough it was to access advice and…
Zimbabwean agri-tech startup Hurukuro has launched in a bid to boost rural livelihoods and enhance the productivity of farmers using…
UK-based firm EnergyNet, which organises a global portfolio of investment meetings, forums and dialogues focused on the African power and…