Cape Town e-commerce store building platform Shopstar has launched new marketplace features on its platform to allow users to review…
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.
Investment firm CrossBoundary Energy has announced the first close of CrossBoundary Energy Fund I, a dedicated fund for commercial and…
Nigerian video on demand (VoD) startup iROKO has announced it is partnering the Canal+ Group in a “multi-million euro deal”…
Western Cape non-profit business support organisation the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) is considering establishing its own portfolio of…
It started at the beginning of 2014, and has gathered pace this year. South African media giant Naspers is giving…
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…