Support for small and medium businesses needs to be a key plank of the Nigerian government’s policy for carrying the…
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 The Sun Exchange, a marketplace that crowdfunds small-scale solar projects using digital currencies such as bitcoin, has…
Standard Chartered Bank and SuperCharger have invited international fintech startups to apply to participate in the SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator 2.0,…
Technology services and consultancy startup JabJab Group has launched in Nairobi, Kenya, developing and consulting on areas as diverse as…
From drones to apps, there are startups across Africa trying to fix the continent’s transportation problems. The size of the…
Cape Town startups have been invited to apply for the Development and Digital Africa Days programme, which offers them the…
The African Summit on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ASENTI) will take place on November 4-5 in Nairobi, Kenya, allowing entrepreneurs the…
Nigerian real estate classifieds start-up ToLet.com.ng has raised US$1.2 million in funding from Malaysia-headquartered VC firm Frontier Digital Ventures, which…
Uber-style taxi app ZayRide has launched in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, claiming it is ideally suited to the…
South Africa-based startup Kalido has raised “significant seed capital” to roll out its app, which connects professionals and clients by…