Nine Africa-focused startups took part last month in the Girl Effect Accelerator programme organised by the Nike Foundation and Unreasonable…
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.
African tech hubs are fragile and have no clear path towards long-term sustainability, and must work together and innovate in…
Property listings portal BuyRentKenya.com has been awarded with the East Africa Property Award for Best Internet Marketing Portal for 2014.…
Nigerian social gaming startup Chopup has raised US$100,000 in funding from five investors, which it will use to develop more…
Fixer, a platform that links people with servicemen such as plumbers and electricians, emerged the winner from the Startup Weekend…
African e-commerce giants Supermart, BidorBuy and Yuppiechef have joined the advisory panel for the upcoming eCommerce Africa Confex 2015, which…
The fourth and final leg of the AMPION Venture Bus takes place in Tunisia next week, with the last trip…
WumDrop co-founders Simon Hartley and Roy Borole decided they were going to start a business before they even had an…
Approximately 40 per cent of global small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) do not perceive Africa as a growth opportunity…
Africa has a VC shortage. Though it is improving, the fact is self-evident, and startups go into business knowing they’re…