Kenyan startup Umati Capital, which uses innovative technologies to revolutionise access to finance, has won the annual Zambezi Prize for…
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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.
South African startup Mintor is looking to disrupt the model adopted by freelancing platforms in order to make it accessible…
Chase Bank Kenya has been confirmed as the sponsor of this year’s PIVOT East startup pitching event, which will take…
Entrepreneurs in Nairobi and Lagos this month have the opportunity to pitch their startups from the back of an Uber…
Kenyan digital currency wallet and development provider Bitsoko has received a US$100,000 grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative…
South African VC firm AngelHub Ventures, which includes former FNB chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Jordaan amongst its backers, appeared…
Free web and mobile shopping app SNAPnSAVE has launched in South Africa, providing brands with a cost-effective marketing platform and…
Three of the investors from United States (US) live pitching television show Shark Tank will be keynote speakers at the…
infoDev has released a business analytics toolkit for the managers of tech hubs, aimed at helping them analyse their performances,…
Nigerian incubator Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) is running a selection programme that will see at least one startup selected to take…