“Reading is cool, but listening is much cooler.” That’s the thinking behind Tanzanian startup Guumzo, which is currently beta testing…
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.
Zimbabwean streamlined funeral coordination platform Funeral.ly has launched in a bid to leverage SM and WhatsApp to notify people of…
Nigeria-focused startup investment fund 440.ng, a joint venture between L5Lab and 88mph, has announced Deal Weekend Lagos, a 24-hour event…
Kenyan startup Mobu is set to release its coupons app, offering users access to goods and services at up to…
Kenyan startup Umati Capital, which uses innovative technologies to revolutionise access to finance, has won the annual Zambezi Prize for…
South African startup Mintor is looking to disrupt the model adopted by freelancing platforms in order to make it accessible…
Chase Bank Kenya has been confirmed as the sponsor of this year’s PIVOT East startup pitching event, which will take…
Entrepreneurs in Nairobi and Lagos this month have the opportunity to pitch their startups from the back of an Uber…
Kenyan digital currency wallet and development provider Bitsoko has received a US$100,000 grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative…
South African VC firm AngelHub Ventures, which includes former FNB chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Jordaan amongst its backers, appeared…