Startups are increasingly becoming some of East Africa’s greatest assets, due to their impact on local economies and job creation…
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 Unreasonable East Africa incubator has launched its Revolving Loan Fund, aimed at filling the gap in credit availability for…
East African mobile startups pitching competition PIVOT East has opened applications, with startups invited to compete in five categories. The…
The tech savviness of Moroccans has allowed online shopping community Kaymu to set high standards in business growth in the…
Kenyan incubator iHub and the German Goethe Institute have opened applications for their programme funding digital art projects. Disrupt Africa…
African tech hubs must act like startups if they are to be financially sustainable long-term, as what investors care about…
Groupon South Africa chief executive officer (CEO) Daniel Guasco has been elected as the new chairperson on Western Cape startup…
Team Crystal emerged the winner of the HackJos hackathon held in Jos, northern Nigeria, for its mobile-based GSM home automation…
Startups such as SnapScan, FlickPay and Zapper operating in the mobile payments sector in South Africa have nothing to fear…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta used his State of the Nation address to Parliament yesterday to praise the innovations of tech…