Kenyan agri-tech startup Farmshine raises $250k from Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS
Kenyan agri-tech startup Farmshine has raised US$250,000 in funding from US-based impact investor Gray Matters…
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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.
10 African startups win places at the Seedstars World global final
Ten African tech startups have secured their places at the global final of the Seedstars…
SA AI startup GotBot raises $171k funding round to speed growth
South African artificial intelligence (AI) startup GotBot has raised a ZAR2.5 million (US$171,000) funding round…
Malawi’s Ocliya expanding access to medical services through online platform
As few as 400 doctors serve a population of around 16 million Malawians, but Lilongwe-based…
East African startups invited to apply for Waste to Value Accelerator
Applications have opened for the Waste to Value Accelerator, which aims to support startups working…
Egyptian trucking startup Trella acquires local competitor Trukto
Egyptian trucking startup Trella has acquired local competitor Trukto to increase its market share in…
Egyptian mobile web browser Wasla raises $1m seed round
Egyptian mobile web browser Wasla has raised a US$1 million seed round to fund its…
African startups need local investors to fill early-stage funding gap
More local investors are needed to fill the early-stage funding gap for African tech startups,…
African startups winners at UK Aid’s Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge
Three African startups were among the winners at the recent Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold…
SA’s Sun Exchange concludes crowdfunding campaign with $312k raised
South African P2P solar leasing startup Sun Exchange has concluded its crowdfunding campaign on the…