Nigeria’s Daystar Power, a West Africa-focused provider of hybrid solar power solutions to commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses, has announced…
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.
Egyptian startup Muqbis, an online marketplace for handicrafts, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round from Nama…
Suplyd, an Egypt-based startup that digitises supply chain operations for the MENA region’s hotels, restaurants, and catering (HORECA) industries, has…
Leading global wireless technology firm Qualcomm has launched its African Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programmes…
Lagos-based, pan-African VC firm Ventures Platform has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at US$46 million.…
Egyptian grocery deliveries startup Appetito has merged with Saudi-based counterpart Jumlaty to create NOMU, which aims to become MENA’s leading…
Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST Training Programme, a 12-month programme hosted physically in Accra and…
Fintech startups account for almost one-third of Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem, but e-commerce and retail-tech companies attract by far the…
Nairobi-based e-health startup MyHealth Africa has raised a US$1 million round of seed funding to fuel its expansion across Africa…
African startups are invited to apply for the Making More Health Business Accelerator, a structured business growth programme targeted at…