Attracting local investors is crucial to the sustainability of a country’s local venture capital ecosystem, but encouraging institutions to overcome…
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.
Nigerian company WATT Renewable Corporation (WATT), an independently-owned provider of hybrid solar solutions, has secured US$13 million in funding to…
German government-funded initiative Make-IT in Africa and mobile operator Orange have opened applications for the GreenAPI: Smart Agriculture Programme, which…
Tanzanian startup Bizzyn, a cloud-based financial management software designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa, is already…
Egyptian fintech startup MoneyHash has raised funding from GitHub founder Tom Preston-Werner as part of a soon-to-be-announced seed round. Founded…
Google has opened applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a NGN75 million (US$100,000) equity-free fund dedicated to amplifying the…
South African fintech startup Stitch has announced a US$25 million Series A extension round led by Ribbit Capital, which will…
Nigerian cryptocurrency startup KoinWa has launched web3 education platform EduBlok in a bid to empower university and college students with…
VALR FZE, a subsidiary of South African startup VALR, Africa’s largest bitcoin exchange by trading volume, has received initial approval…
Disrupt Africa has released the second episode of its two-part podcast series discussing the value of PR to African tech…