South African fintech startup Troygold, which enables gold owners to digitise physical gold and use it for day-to-day transactions via…
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 startup Ctrl, a digital short-term insurance marketplace connecting consumers, brokers and insurers on a single platform, has become…
The son of a Ghanaian father and a Slovakian mother, Mike Mompi lived in each country briefly in his adolescent…
Cairo-based e-health and teleconsultations platform Estshara has raised a US$500,000 seed funding round to expand its user base by providing…
Raya Customer Experience (RCX), a subsidiary of Raya Holding, has launched its corporate accelerator programme in Cairo, which aims to…
Egypt and Saudi Arabia-based edutainment platform Jeel has received US$1.2 million in seed funding to accelerate its growth, launch more…
Universities of Canada in Egypt (UofCanada) and Ryerson University’s the DMZ have launched a new incubator programme aimed at supporting…
Nigerian startup Seerbit is a payment processing platform that enables fast, seamless, inclusive and secure payments to local and global…
Nigerian fintech startup Chaka has raised a US$1.5 million pre-seed funding round as it aims to expand its footprint to…
The South Africa-based VC firm Vantage Capital has launched its fourth mezzanine fund, which will provide mid-sized African businesses with…