The Lean Startup Machine event is to return to Johannesburg for the third time in a year on July 31,…
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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.
Applications have opened for the Nigerian leg of the global Seedstars World competition, which will take place on July 31…
Lagos-based online real estate marketplace Hutbay is to hold a meetup event for founders and entrepreneurs who would like to…
Mobile operator Orange has announced its latest developer challenge for startups in Africa, extending the programme to 13 countries across…
Startup pitching event DEMO Africa, which will take place in Lagos, Nigeria in September, has received a record number of…
Facebook is to launch its Internet.org service – which allows users to browse selected internet services without incurring data costs…
Olufunbi Falayi, co-founder of the Lagos-based Passion Incubator, has moved to the government-funded iDEA Nigeria, taking six startups with him.…
Microgrid electricity provider Powerhive recently became the first company in Kenya’s history to be granted a utility concession to generate,…
Nigerian startup SureGifts, an online retailer of gift cards, has announced plans to roll out in South Africa and Ghana…
Digital investment firm Frontier Digital Ventures has made its second African startup investment, putting money into Propertymaputo.com, Mozambique’s leading online…