Applications are now open for the fourth year of the Africa’s Business Heroes competition, which annually awards 10 outstanding entrepreneurs…
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.
Finnfund – the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation – is a Finnish development financier and impact investor that offers long-term…
Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base in its home market…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have launched…
Egyptian startup FreshSource is a B2B agri-supply chain platform that connects food producers to businesses and exporters, thus increasing their…
Ghanaian cancer research and diagnostics company Yemaachi Biotech has closed a US$3 million seed round to advance its mission of…
Tunisian venture builder Betacube has launched the second edition of its Women in Fintech pre-incubation programme, designed to help aspiring…
Nigerian logistics startup Kwik has raised a US$2 million Series A funding round as it steps up expansion to digitise…
Kenyan startup Apollo Agriculture, a commercial farming platform that helps small-scale farmers maximise their profits, has raised a US$40 million…
Launched by a Grammy award-winning Nigerian artist, African Valuables Collective (AVC) has announced the launch of its platform to assist…