Twelve African AI startups have been selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator, created by Microsoft in partnership…
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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 International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and Seedstars have launched the fourth edition of the Migration Challenge, which seeks startups…
Nigerian startup Fixit45, a leading player in the automotive technology aftermarket sector, has raised US$1.9 million in pre-seed funding to…
The Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility are next week (September 25-29) hosting 40 leading fund…
Women have always been underrepresented in the venture capital space worldwide. Some of the earliest research from the US (2018)…
UVU Bio has announced a transformative partnership and project aimed at reshaping Rwanda’s bioeconomy landscape, paving the way for sustainable…
Four women from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal have received a total of US85,000 in grant funding after being named…
There is a slow process of diversification away from payments and lending solutions within Africa’s fintech space, but the two…
Kenya’s Lipa Later, a fintech platform founded to empower African businesses to do more by enabling e-commerce, financial inclusion, and…
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for startups building the future of healthcare supply chains, has announced its…