South African transport startup GoMetro has plans to launch in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania in the next year, as…
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.
Startup founders don’t want to give away equity, even to investors if they can avoid it. But parting with some…
Social entrepreneurs from Kenya and Ghana – along with the Philippines – are invited to apply for the Ye! Social…
The 10 #Hack.Jozi Challenge finalists will tomorrow (June 30) showcase their products at demo day, with the winning team set…
The United Nations (UN) Foundation has announced Ashish Thakkar, founder of Mara Group and Mara Foundation, as the new chair…
Kenyan taxi hailing startup Maramoja has become the first within the country’s busy taxi app sector to make it possible…
Startup advisory firm The Founders Hive is bringing its MVP Demo Day series to Nairobi, Kenya, with future events planned…
Entrepreneurs, especially those based in Africa and in the fintech space, are at the centre of a process of change…
Ghanaian startup Farmerline and Rwanda’s Atikus Insurance have been named the winners of Village Capital’s FinTech for Agriculture accelerator programme…
Nigerian e-commerce startup Waracake has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from former Jumia and Konga executive Onyeka Akumah, while…