It started at the beginning of 2014, and has gathered pace this year. South African media giant Naspers is giving…
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.
Nigerian startup Solynta Energy, which installs solar systems, has successfully trialled a pay-as-you-go scheme aimed at urban homes and small…
SWIFT has announced the extension of its Innotribe innovation arm to support innovation in emerging fintech ecosystems such as Africa…
Tanzanian startup BimaAfya, a mobile micro-health insurance product specifically targeted at the poor and the informal sector, has been selected…
Nigerian online furniture marketplace Showroom.ng Nigeria’s has secured seed funding, saying it would not disclose the exact figure but putting…
South African mobile shopping application startup MySidekick has secured a ZAR4 million (US$280,000) staged investment from Stellenbosch-based technology funder and developer…
Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo, which launched in February 2012 and enables merchants to accept payments through a variety of electronic…
Rwandan remittance startup Mergims has closed a US$50,000 investment round from a local angel investor, which it will use it…
It’s been quite a week for funding rounds for African solar startups, wrapping up another excellent year that has made…
Nigerian employer-employee matchmaking startup PushCV is in the process of raising a funding round that will see it accelerate user…