CheckIt, a mobile app that allows users to scan a barcode of bottle of medication to verify its authenticity and…
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.
Bitcoin remittance startup BitPesa, which has operations in Kenya and Ghana, has raised follow-on funding of US$1.1 million within a…
Cairo-based co-working space District Egypt will host the Xpand Summit at the end of this month, a two-day event focused…
Liberian tech incubator iLab, along with its partners Business Start-up Center (BSC) Monrovia and SPARK, has invited stakeholders to join…
The founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian e-commerce giant Konga.com Sim Shagaya was among the speakers at last…
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has developed an incubation policy it says will allow it to better support helping young…
South African part-time accelerator programme Sw7 has opened applications for programmes in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Sw7 launched in…
Travel democratisation platform Travel Bay is to launch with a three-day photo exhibition at the Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos…
San Francisco-based non-profit Hack for Big Choices will on February 20-23 host what it claims is West Africa’s biggest ever…
The chairperson of South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development Ruth Bhengu has called on the Department of Small…