Egyptian ed-tech startup Akhdar has secured a six-figure US dollar funding round from Saudi Arabia-based venture studio Value Maker Studio…
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 startups are invited to apply for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), a global technical assistance programme funded by…
South African insurtech startup Pineapple has raised ZAR400 million (US$21.3 million) in Series B funding to boost its growth. Founded…
Ghanaian fintech startup KudiGo has launched social commerce platform VerifiBuy, which aims to provide the technology infrastructure to secure commerce…
Applications have opened for the New Venture Competition, run by Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club, which is offering startups…
Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX, which leverages blockchain technology to empower rural, unbanked and underserved smallholder farmers, has expanded to Senegal…
Nigeria’s Wicrypt Network, a decentralised mobile internet sharing and monetisation network, has expanded its integration with peaq, a blockchain for…
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced a partnership with Nigerian fintech Raenest that will see the latter sponsor the sixth…
Nigerian startup Fez Delivery, a leading last-mile delivery service connecting businesses and markets, has announced the launch of “FEZ ECO,”…
Female-run African startups are invited to apply for the Aurora Tech Award, an annual global prize for women founders of…