Disrupt Africa has partnered the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa’s Business Heroes Programme to release a special four-part podcast series discussing…
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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.
Rwandan startups have been invited to apply for the ZEP-RE InsurTech Programme, which will support scalable startups in creating new…
Nigerian startup Tabulio has developed a social network aimed at connecting African tech talent with global opportunities. Founded by Tosh…
Kenyan startup SafiriSalama has launched what it claims is Africa’s first end-of-life services platform, offering digital death notices, memorials, and…
IFC and Viva Technology have announced the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, an initiative to spotlight Africa-focused companies with…
Mali’s Sodishop, a B2C and B2B marketplace that sells and delivers almost all categories of products, has expanded across several…
More than half the 633 funded African tech ventures in 2022 had at some point in their lifespan taken part…
Nigerian startup Wicrypt Network, the first standalone blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing network from Africa, has won the Global Prize at the…
The African tech space is bucking global investment trends due to a combination of the fact it is still relatively…
Nigerian startup Payscribe has relaunched after three years as a side project with a renewed focus on digitising cash payments…