Nigerian startup Ajé has developed a blockchain-powered social commerce platform designed to bridge the trust gap in online transactions, offering…
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.
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, Beyond Finance and FosterImpact have launched the Women Empowerment for Climate fund, which aims to…
Nigerian fintech startup LemFi has raised a US$53 million Series B round of funding to help it build out its…
South Africa’s The Awareness Company, a SaaS startup that turns business data into powerful insights for operations and sustainability, has…
Applications are open for the timbuktoo MineTech Accelerator programme, a transformative initiative of the timbuktoo MineTech Hub designed to drive…
Egyptian startup oliv is providing electronic invoice financing to small and medium businesses, performing data-driven credit assessment that approves credit…
Egyptian agri-tech startup ReNile has closed a US$450,000 round of funding to help it expand in its home market and…
Egyptian VC firm EdVentures has made six-figure US dollar investments in two Egyptian ed-tech startups – Schoolz and Ibn Sina…
Pakistani company Innovate47, a leading accelerator empowering entrepreneurs across various sectors, has announced the expansion of its flagship Climate Action…
South African startup ElektroPlug is revolutionising how millennials are accessing essential consumer electronics through its subscription-savings platform. Founded in 2023,…