Nigerian startup TalkingBookz, a downloadable audiobooks service, has raised seed investment from Marek Zmyslowski, chief executive officer (CEO) of online…
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.
Seedstars World has announced 10 startups that will compete in the Nigerian leg of the global startup competition, which will…
Kenyan organic agriculture startup Miyonga Farms won US$10,000 at the Sinapis Business Plan Competition organised to coincide with the Global…
Barclays Africa has launched the Supply Chain Challenge, offering young African entrepreneurs the chance to demonstrate supply chain solutions lowering…
Kenyan makerspace Gearbox has partnered GE Africa launch a GE Garages manufacturing programme to help build a skilled workforce and…
Hong Kong-based startup accelerator Nest, which announced its expansion into Africa this month, has launched a speaker series in Nairobi…
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 585 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity, with the continent…
The first ever African version of the global StartupWeek event today got underway in Lagos, Nigeria, with politician Abike Dabiri-Erewa…
IBM used the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Nairobi over the weekend to announce the launch of a new innovation…
African entrepreneurship initiative AMPION and healthcare firm Merck have partnered to launch Africa’s first healthcare accelerator, aimed at fostering the…