The first series of Dragons’ Den SA ended last night with 18-year-old entrepreneur Emile McLennan gaining ZAR5 million (US$435,000) in…
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 440.ng accelerator programme Demo Day in Lagos, Nigeria will take place tonight (December 10), with nine startups set to…
Coding accelerator codeX has announced it has partnered with the Central Library in Cape Town, Brothers for All in Langa,…
The first nine Kenyan students have travelled to China as part of the Huawei “Seeds for the Future” scheme, run…
Nine Africa-focused startups took part last month in the Girl Effect Accelerator programme organised by the Nike Foundation and Unreasonable…
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…