South African startup TenderPoint, which last year launched an online construction procurement platform, has hit 5,000 registered contractors and plans…
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.
Microsoft has launched a fund aimed at supporting startups bringing affordable internet access to underserved markets, with selected companies to…
Kenyan startup Miti Health, which provides chemists with business management and supply chain software on the Android platform, has received…
There is still space for more startups to launch within the African fintech space given the constant changes it is…
It is one of the most enduring myths about those who take the “difficult, uncharted” path of starting their own…
The Ericsson AHUB, a first of its kind three-day startup-focused event at the AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, begins today,…
Global seed-stage startup competition Seedstars World has opened applications for its latest African heat in Gaborone, Botswana, which will see…
New regulations implemented in Namibia requiring institutional investors to invest a minimum percentage of their assets into unlisted assets will…
Asia has had its time, and the next big destination for investment and innovation is Africa, most specifically in the…
Government-funded Nigerian incubator iDEA Nigeria has welcomed eight new startups into its incubator, saying it will help the young businesses…