Kenya’s Chura among finalists for $38k innovation prize
Kenyan SIM-swapping startup Chura is one of four African finalists that will compete for the…
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.
Malawi’s mHub launches Jobonology Mobile App Challenge
mHub, Malawi’s first tech and innovation hub, has partnered the country’s largest online jobs platform…
iDEA Nigeria opens applications for startups, calls for mentors
Nigerian government-backed non-profit Lagos incubator iDEA has opened applications for early-stage or growth startups looking…
TalkingBookz audiobook startup launches in Lagos
Lagos-based startup TalkingBookz launched its downloadable audiobooks service at last week’s Mobile West Africa event…
Kenya’s Totohealth seeking $300k for pan-African expansion
Kenyan startup Totohealth, which launched in March of last year and uses SMS technology to…
Kenyan Green Pioneer Accelerator to end with June Venture Forum
The Green Pioneer Accelerator programme, which began in Nairobi at the end of January, will…
Google, IAB SA to run 3-month digital marketing bootcamp
Google and South African digital marketing association IAB have partnered to run the fourth edition…
Malawi’s first incubator mHub looks to make country a tech force in region
mHub, the first tech incubator in the southern African country of Malawi, believes there is…
MEST recruiting in Nigeria
Ghana-based incubator the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is recruiting entrepreneurs in training (EITs)…
Meet the Investor: Vinny Lingham
Take a look at the CV of Silicon Valley-based South African Vinny Lingham and you’d…