South African freelancing platform Hooros has pivoted to adopt a vetting model as it looks to provide a more efficient…
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 Columbia Business School will in May bring 100 Executive MBA students to Cape Town, offering free mentorship to South…
Nigerian academic portal Edves was formed on the back of a phone call from a school director who had lost…
West African startups Flippy Campus, Pass.ng, WaraCake and Zeepay are among the nominees for the inaugural West Africa Mobile Awards…
The Cranium One co-working space has opened its doors on Victoria Island in Lagos, designed for early-stage businesses, freelancers and…
Kumasi is Ghana’s second city, with a population of 4.7 million. It is also home to the renowned Kwame Nkrumah…
The GroTech venture capital (VC) fund has raised ZAR62 million (US$4 million) for investments in disruptive South African tech startups…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the selection of 1,000 entrepreneurs for the second round of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship…
The City of Cape Town has partnered entrepreneurship training organisation Seed Academy to launch the #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge, an accelerator…
Oil and gas firm KOSMOS Energy has partnered the Accra-based Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to launch a corporate…