Africa is lacking a “virtuous cycle” whereby the continent’s most successful entrepreneurs invest in startups, meaning young entrepreneurs are too…
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.
South Africa’s innovation ecosystem is “missing”, according to minister of science technology Naledi Pandor, with the private sector urged to…
Global seed-stage startup competition Seedstars World will return to South Africa for the third time on June 30 with an…
Two teams – Plugin and Angaza – have been named winners of the Nairobi edition of the Negawatt Challenge and…
He’s invested around US$1.2 million into startups including Sproxil, Pass.ng, SimplePay, PushCV and Pledge 51, generally putting between US$25,000 and…
MyMusic.com.ng has launched in Nigeria, offering users the chance to discover and download Nigerian music via web and mobile. MyMusic.com.ng…
Stellenbosch-based incubator LaunchLab is offering 50 per cent bursaries to those in need of financial assistance for its 10-week entrepreneurship…
South African startup Gummie, a curated online marketplace for travel adventures, is planning expansion across South Africa and into other…
East African mobile startups pitching competition PIVOT East has announced the 50 semi-finalists, with the selected companies now set to…
To say that Nairobi’s taxing hailing industry is getting busy would be to understate the fact. Startups are flocking to…