The Safaricom Foundation has launched a revolving fund aimed at assisting youth-owned businesses in Kenya lacking access to micro-credit. 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.
Applications have opened for the latest leg of the Seedstars World competition in Kampala, Uganda, with one startup to be…
Greener Pastures has announced the opening of the second Global Management Challenge (GMC) for students in Kenya, offering the winner…
Kenya-based startup accelerator Nest is to hold a one-day Idea to Pitch Bootcamp in Nairobi on August 22, offering startups…
The C4DLab at the University of Nairobi has opened applications for its Africa Technology and Innovation Accelerator (AFTIA) programme, saying…
South African freelancing platform Mintor won US$4,000 in funding from angel investor Vinny Lingham at the #PitchVinny event in Cape…
South African venture capital (VC) firm Newtown Partners, formed by Vinny Lingham and Llew Claasen to assist and invest in…
South African comparison site Click n Compare expanded to Nigeria and Kenya on the back of a successful year in…
The second in a series of Angel Investor Bootcamps organised by the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) has taken place…
PwC has announced the 20 finalists for its Vision to Reality awards in Africa, with the overall winner to attend…