The AUC Venture Lab at the American University in Cairo (AUC) has graduated 12 incubated startups from its fifth cycle,…
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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.
African startups have been invited to apply for the AIA and Konica Minolta Digital Health Accelerator in Singapore, with eight…
Kenyan makerspace Gearbox has today launched its Lite incubation programme, looking to provide seven hardware startups with access to equipment,…
Barclays has signed proof of concept agreements with three startups that participated in its first Tech Lab Africa programme in…
South African startup NicheStreem has launched music streaming service Liedjie, dedicated entirely to Afrikaans music and launched in partnership with…
Kenyan online marketplace Kuhustle, which allows skilled young people to bid for jobs posted by companies, claims to be adapting…
Kenya-based microgrid electricity provider Powerhive has partnered multinational utility Enel Green Power (EGP) in a US$12 million deal that will…
Nigerian turn-key e-commerce solutions provider SlimTrader has launched a white label rewards scheme Mo’Rewardz Club, which aggregates more than 1,500…
Facebook has launched its Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, looking to recognise African developers working on apps, websites and services…
Eight African startups and organisations have been named among the 2015 Nominet Trust 100 (NT100), a global celebration of the…