Tech accelerator mLab Southern Africa and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have launched a new fund aimed at assisting local…
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.
It wasn’t so long ago that “bitcoin for remittances” was the next big thing in Africa. At Disrupt Africa, we…
Johan Meyer is chief executive officer (CEO) of Cape Town-based Wallettec, which specialises in digital wallet integration in East and…
Kenyan startup PesaBazaar is looking to shake up the country’s insurance market by taking it online. And it’s being backed…
Pay-as-you-go solar company M-KOPA Solar has announced it has connected 50,000 off-grid homes in Uganda, as it continues to scale…
E-learning in Africa has been much touted, with innovative startups springing up across the continent with increasing frequency. Yet for…
Kenya is to get its own version of the popular international Dragons’ Den show in September, with NTV and Kenya…
Applications have opened for the second edition of the Telkom Futuremakers InnoTech programme, a 20-week “from concept to market” accelerator…
Leadership training initiative Amani Institute has teamed up with the iHub to host the fourth annual FailFaire event in Nairobi,…
Nigerian startup Tuteria, an online marketplace connecting users with tutors in various subjects, has seen strong growth since it began…