Nigerian music-tech startup Boomkit, a digital distribution and career management app for independent African artists, has built a user base…
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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.
Egyptian ed-tech startup OBM has raised a six-figure US dollar round of funding from EdVentures to fuel its growth. Founded…
Nigeria’s Edo State has launched an agriculture-focused digital innovation hub aimed at creating an ecosystem to promote digital transformation, innovation…
Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa will next month release its Nigerian Startup Ecosystem Report 2022, providing readers with…
Kenyan startup Roam, previously Opibus, has launched a new electric mass transit bus, the Roam Rapid, which is specifically designed…
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, a flagship philanthropic programme established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support…
Egypt’s ArabyAds, the leading ad-tech company in the MENA region, has raised US$30 million in Pre-Series B funding round to…
Kenyan startup Bimaleo has launched a platform offering private and commercial drivers access to real-time, personalised auto insurance policies. Formed…
The newly-launched DigiFemmes Entrepreneurs programme aims to empower Ivory Coast-based female entrepreneurs with data and digital skills to help grow…
South African agri-tech startup Desert Green is developing mobile solutions to improve the informal agricultural value chain across Africa. Formed…