Ghanaian incubator iSpace will this weekend (August 15-16) host a Science Hack Day, a free hackathon aimed at encouraging people…
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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.
AMPION and DEMO Africa have announced a collaboration that will see the winner of the AMPION West African Venture Bus…
Online food delivery startup hellofood is expanding to Mombasa two years after its launch in Nairobi, saying the coastal city…
Silicon Cape has announced it has picked four local startups to take part in the #PitchVinny event at Workshop 17…
Airshop, a platform that allows users to purchase goods and pick them up at a duty free shop while travelling,…
South African startup Twerly, which has produced a self-powered, off-grid street light, has been recognised by global innovation community CauseTech,…
African investment company Convergence Partners has bought a strategic, minority stake in VC firm Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) for US$20…
Kenyan startup Shield Finance, which has launched a payday lending solution that enables employees to access loans directly via mobile…
Senegal-based solar startup Oolu has raised funding from a number of investors, including US accelerator programme Y Combinator, to begin…
Early and growth stage startups have until Friday, August 14 to apply for the iDEA Nigeria incubator programme, which offers…