South African startup SweepSouth, which provides an on-demand cleaning service, has raised funding from the likes of Vinny Lingham, African…
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 African e-commerce firms Kalahari and Takealot have begun operating as one entity after their merger was approved in January,…
You would be forgiven for struggling to take seriously a startup named after the secretary general of the United Nations…
Global seed-stage emerging markets startup competition Seedstars World will begin this year’s African leg with its first ever event in…
South African startup Lumkani is next week launching a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising US$45,000 in order to equip 3,000…
South African personal financial management tool Moneysmart has shut down, with its management saying they are now focusing on a…
The University of Nairobi and its business incubator C4DLab have announced a call for papers for August’s inaugural Nairobi Innovation…
Hub sustainability is “inextricably linked” to the impact of a particular hub or incubator, according to Oluseye Bassir, chief operating…
“If your startup isn’t sending you monthly updates it’s going out of business.” That’s the view of serial entrepreneur, angel…
Kenyan SIM-swapping startup Chura is one of four African finalists that will compete for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa…