Kenyan startup Fingo has partnered Ecobank to launch a new app aimed at powering financial inclusion across Africa. Fingo, which…
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.
Four African founders were among the 10 from around the world that participated in the just-concluded Westerwelle Young Founders Programme…
Kenyan company Raise, an end-to-end fundraising platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Carta, a San Francisco-based company…
Egyptian investment platform Exits MENA has obtained the final securities promotion and underwriting license from the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority…
Applications have opened for the African Food Fellowship, which is building a radical movement of leaders in Africa working to…
The Ivory Coast-based Mon Artisan is a skill-on-demand digital platform for artisans and gig workers in the informal sector, offering…
Nigeria’s Yuki, which simplifies digital assets for African web2 fintech companies, has partnered neobank Aladdin Digital to take digital assets…
Disrupt Africa will in June release a three-part podcast series zeroing in on the state of Africa’s agri-tech space, looking…
Nigeria’s Towntalk has built a data infrastructure that leverages “hard to collect” location data and implements AI methodologies to develop…
Tunisia-based e-commerce platform Drest has raised US$336,000 from 216 Capital Ventures to fund its expansion into the African market. Founded…