Unilever, DFID, EY launch African sanitation innovation challenge
Unilever, EY and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) have launched a challenge to…
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.
Meet the African tech startups teaching kids to code
The jobs of the future are in coding and engineering, but there exists a substantial…
Ivory Coast e-commerce startup Afrikrea raises $1m funding round
Ivory Coast-based e-commerce platform Afrikrea has secured a US$1 million funding round to grow its…
AfriLabs Annual Gathering set for Morocco in October
Pan-African tech and innovation hub network AfriLabs will host the fifth edition of its Annual…
How Nigeria’s Festival Coins is filling an Eventbrite-sized hole in Africa
For the last six years, Nosa Oyegun and Folayemi Agusto have run the Eat Drink…
Egyptian logistics startup Bosta secures 7-figure Series A funding
Egyptian last-mile delivery provider Bosta has received a seven-figure Series A investment as it looks…
Mastercard Foundation awards $40k grant funding to 12 African ed-tech startups
The Mastercard Foundation has selected 12 African ed-tech startups to receive grant funding of US$40,000…
Kenyan retail-tech startup Sokowatch banks $14m funding round
Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform Sokowatch has announced the completion of a US$14 million Series A…
Moroccan personnel sourcing startup KWIKS secures GreenTec investment
KWIKS, a Moroccan digital platform that specialises in rapid personnel sourcing, has raised funding from…
Ghana’s Agripool is the latest crowd-farming platform looking to make an impact
Crowdfunding of agriculture, or crowd-farming, is very much in vogue across the continent, and Ghana’s…