Non-profit organisation Spark South Africa, which assists early-stage startups with becoming sustainable ventures, has announced two accelerator programmes to run…
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.
Cisco, Intel and Deutsche Telekom used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona, Spain to launch Challenge Up!, a…
Ghanaian startup Beam is banking on the fact heavily undercutting other remittance services will lead to large uptake of Bitcoin…
South African online beauty subscription service Rubybox has been the subject of a management buyout that sees the startup return…
Non-profit Lagos-based incubator iDEA has launched the Fostering and Accelerating Startups in Tech (FAST) entrepreneurship programme, which involves carefully selected…
Marie Lora-Mungai and Tendeka Matatu have merged their assets – which include Buni.tv, Buni Media and Ten10 Films – to…
Fire detection startup Lumkani has won South Africa’s leg of Chivas Regal’s The Venture competition, walking away with US$50,000 and…
Rocket Internet is to launch a new jobs portal – Everjobs – in Africa after establishing it in Myanmar and…
The first smartwatch made in Africa – the crossover model Omate Racer x VMK limited edition – will be assembled…
The Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) in Windhoek is offering aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to enter its Business Idea Competition…