Microsoft, under its 4Afrika Initiative, has been confirmed as a sponsor of the DEMO Africa event in Lagos, Nigeria, which…
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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.
South Africa has one of the highest business failure rates in the world at 75 per cent, while there is…
Egyptian online recruitment startup WUZZUF has raised a US$1.7 million Series A round, led by Vostok New Ventures and Piton…
South African price comparison site PriceCheck, mobile payments app SnapScan and delivery service Pargo have partnered in an arrangement that…
Ghanaian startup Beam, launched in October of last year to facilitate remittances via bitcoin, has pivoted into allowing Ghanaians abroad…
African startups have been invited to apply for the AIA Accelerator in Hong Kong, a joint venture between insurance firm…
Ghanaian photo app Suba has raised a funding round from legendary Ghanaian musician Reggie Rockstone, which it hopes can assist…
Africa-centred VC and advisory firm Visions2Ventures has partnered Impact Amplifier and Entrepreneur Traction to launch the Enterprise Elevator accelerator programme,…
The 2015 edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week will see around 30,000 events take place featuring 10 million participants in November,…
IBM has announced the launch of its 2015 SmartCamp in 30 cities worldwide – including four in Africa – offering…