Zambian innovation hub BongoHive has been awarded a grant by the Queen’s Young Leaders Programme, which it will use 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.
South African tech accelerator Sw7 has partnered AlphaCode to launch the region’s first dedicated fintech acceleration programme, aimed at identifying and…
Seedstars World has opened applications for the Tanzanian leg of the global startup competition, which will see one startup selected…
After years of political turmoil that scared off investors, who considered the country too turbulent to put money into, VC…
New Niger Delta-based incubator FocusHub has opened applications for its first incubation programme, offering a selection of Nigerian startups access…
Kenyan startup Hisa Play, which aims to equip young people with practical financial literacy skills to enable them to trade…
Illuminum Greenhouses, a startup that produces an integrated solar powered farm automation system with sensors controlled via SMS, won the…
Peer-to-peer (P2P) farming information platform WeFarm, which launched in Kenya in November last year after spinning out of an NGO,…
South African angel investor Michael Jordaan has invested an undisclosed amount in online wine store Port2Port, which the startup will…
Ugandan on-demand logistics solution Intership UG is hoping to use its success at the local leg of the global Seedstars…