South African fintech enabler Ukheshe has attracted investment to fuel its international expansion. Founded in 2018, Ukheshe is enabling companies…
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.
Kenyan wealth-tech startup Hisa has publicly launched after receiving regulatory approval from the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Capital Markets…
Nigeria’s mobility fintech company Moove, Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, has raised US$30 million from a debut sukuk…
Nigerian startup VENCO, which provides solutions to enhance living experiences in residential and commercial communities in Africa, has secured US$670,000…
Senegalese B2B marketplace Kwely has been named winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge, securing US$50,000 in equity funding. Founded…
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) invite Ethiopian innovators to apply for a…
Kenyan tech startups have higher rates of acceleration and are more diverse than their fellow tier one startup ecosystems, and…
Egyptian startup SIDEUP, which provides a suite of services for e-commerce businesses, has raised US$1.2 million in seed funding from…
The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF), a fund of funds that works through African investment vehicles to support early-stage,…
Seedstars has launched Seedstars Capital, an investment platform for emerging venture capital (VC) fund managers, with the support of xMultiplied,…