African investment company Convergence Partners has bought a strategic, minority stake in VC firm Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) for US$20…
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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.
Kenyan startup Shield Finance, which has launched a payday lending solution that enables employees to access loans directly via mobile…
Senegal-based solar startup Oolu has raised funding from a number of investors, including US accelerator programme Y Combinator, to begin…
Early and growth stage startups have until Friday, August 14 to apply for the iDEA Nigeria incubator programme, which offers…
South African microjobbing startup M4JAM has acquired digital market research company Pondering Panda for an undisclosed amount in order to…
The latest African leg of the global Seedstars World startup competition takes place tomorrow (August 12) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,…
Kenyan entrepreneur Kim Muhota has launched his United States (US)-based mobile shopping startup Plurro in his home country, partnering Barclays…
Fintech startup awamo, which offers tech solutions to microfinance institutions, has closed its first funding round, raising EUR500,000 (US$550,000) in…
The South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA) is conducting a survey of venture capital investments over the last decade in…
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School…