African startup pitching event DEMO Africa will take place on August 22-26 in Johannesburg this year, the first time the…
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 first class of startups has been selected for the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, with businesses from nine countries…
South African startup Conté, a creative agency and online magazine publisher, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from angel…
South African startup BoxChamp, an all-in-one software platform designed for fitness facilities and their members, is targeting further global growth…
StartupJobs.ng has launched in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, aiming to connect startups with talented potential staff across Nigeria. Founded…
Silicon Valley VC firm DraperDarkFlow has partnered accelerator 500 Startups to host SpeedUPAfrica, a four-day bootcamp for 100 of the…
Social enterprise New Venture Africa, which connects consultants, investment professionals and global business talent with innovative African startups, has successfully…
Global software firm SAP is looking for promising startup companies interested in developing software solutions using its HANA high-performance in-memory…
African tech startups have been invited to apply for the Lisbon-based Building Global Innovators (BGI) accelerator programme, which will offer…
Ugandan startup SafeBoda, which operates an Uber-style app for motorcycle taxis with added safety features, has raised GBP160,000 (US$227,000) in…