Atlantica Ventures, an Africa-focused impact VC fund co-founded by Aniko Szigetvari and Ik Kanu in 2019, has made eight investments…
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.
Tomi Davies is a key lynchpin of Africa’s startup space – “collaborator-in-chief” at Lagos-based entrepreneurship support organisation TVC Labs, chief…
Nigerian-founded startup Guideli is a settlement management tool that provides tailored relocation resources and simplifies the convoluted visa processes. And…
Nigeria’s Zenith Bank has partnered Seedstars to launch its Zecathon 3.0, a challenge aimed at identifying, supporting, and mentoring Nigerian…
Egyptian ed-tech startup Akhdar has secured a six-figure US dollar funding round from Saudi Arabia-based venture studio Value Maker Studio…
South African startups are invited to apply for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), a global technical assistance programme funded by…
South African insurtech startup Pineapple has raised ZAR400 million (US$21.3 million) in Series B funding to boost its growth. Founded…
Ghanaian fintech startup KudiGo has launched social commerce platform VerifiBuy, which aims to provide the technology infrastructure to secure commerce…
Applications have opened for the New Venture Competition, run by Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club, which is offering startups…
Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX, which leverages blockchain technology to empower rural, unbanked and underserved smallholder farmers, has expanded to Senegal…