Nigeria is an immature market for internet startups, but tough choices made today will yield amazing results in years to…
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.
Impact-focused equity crowdfunding portal Malaik has launched in Africa, bidding to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on the continent…
Nigerian startup 1Plify, a global admissions portal allowing students to connect directly with learning institutions around the world, has been…
Africa’s digital natives and millennials have caught the entrepreneurship bug and are using their creative abilities and leveraging mobile web…
Africa has a huge infrastructure shortfall, with the World Bank estimating the continent will need to invest US$93 billion each…
Ghanaian payments technology startup expressPay has been named a winner of the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative of the Bill…
Need to recharge your batteries and refresh your creativity with a post-holidays startup retreat? Well, the Blue House – located…
Naspers and Tencent-owned mobile messaging and communication company WeChat Africa has announced the launch of a ZAR50 million (US$3.5 million)…
Online business portal Koobe was named the winner of a demo day held at the end of the first Spark…
The 2015 edition of the RiseUp Summit will take place in Cairo, Egypt on December 12-13, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors…