African universities are increasingly playing a part in encouraging student-led tech startups, in the hope that young people can become…
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.
African startups have been invited to apply to join the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, which aims to develop market-ready solutions for…
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has launched its #cocreate2ACCELERATE programme, bringing together five South African companies…
Nigerian startup ScholarX has launched its app, designed to help Nigerian students at home and abroad access available scholarships. The…
South African startups have been invited to complete a survey launched by startup support association SiMODiSA in order to start…
Some startups, though built in Africa, have solutions that are simply more appropriate to other markets. Some startups have already…
Global seed-stage startup competition Seedstars World has opened applications for its Ghanaian leg, which will see one startup selected to…
The Innovation Fund run by Tanzanian ICT sector development organisations TANZICT and COSTECH has awarded 11 local startups a total…
Non-profit organisation DotConnectAfrica (DCA) has launched the second round of its Miss.Africa initiative, a seed fund that awards selected women…
Moroccan startup NEXTWI is aiming to help merchants gain and retain customers through Wi-Fi, allowing them to schedule call-to-actions and…