African tech startups can ride out the global cash crunch, but they must position themselves to scale efficiently rather than…
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.
Nigerian fintech startup Moni, which leverages social trust and group responsibility to deliver financial services, has launched a new range…
Leading development partners GIZ Egypt, FMO, and AfricaGrow have announced the launch of the second edition of the “VC Grow”…
South African earned wage access platform Paymenow has raised a ZAR250 million (US$14 million) debt facility through Rand Merchant Bank…
South African fintech startup Peach Payments has raised a US$31 million Series A funding round from Apis Partners to accelerate…
South Africa’s Akili Labs, a pioneer of cost-effective molecular diagnostics and secure genomic data storage solutions, and BGI Genomics, one…
Applications are open for the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability edition, which aims to unlock innovative and disruptive agricultural solutions…
The Egypt-based VC firm Camel Ventures has launched an EGP500 million (US$16 million) fund that is focused on the country’s…
Ariob, an incubation programme aimed at launching African-centered startups into blockchain ventures, is graduating its first cohort tomorrow (April 4).…
Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib have announced a new EUR20 million (US$22 million) fund that will address the “missing middle”…