Kenyan e-commerce startup AfricaSokoni expands to Nigeria with Bolorims acquisition
Kenyan e-commerce startup AfricaSokoni has acquired Nigeria company Bolorims to expand into the West African…
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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 beauty startup Glamera expands to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian beauty service booking platform Glamera has expanded to Saudi Arabia as it starts to…
Applications open for Cape Town-based FSAT Labs accelerator
Cape Town-based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) has opened applications…
Kenyan energy startup M-Paya ventures into new verticals with metering service
Kenyan energy startup M-Paya has seen such quick uptake of its electricity metering services for…
SA security startup AURA raises $420k follow-on funding from HAVAÍC
South African cloud-based security and safety startup AURA has raised ZAR6 million (US$420,000) in follow-on…
Tanzanian fintech startup ClickPesa expands to Europe with London base
Tanzanian fintech company ClickPesa has expanded to Europe by opening an office in London, through…
Ghanaian, Nigerian startups secure $50k funding after Village Capital agriculture accelerator
Ghana’s Complete Farmer and Nigeria’s ReelFruit have secured US$50,000 each in funding after being peer-selected…
5 African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Five African startups with solutions in the credit scoring space have been selected to pitch…
Nigeria’s Paga acquires Ethiopia-based Apposit to speed international growth
Nigerian fintech startup Paga, poised for global expansion, has announced its acquisition of Apposit, a…
Moroccan prop-tech startup raises $7m funding round
Moroccan prop-tech startup Mubawab, which has developed an online platform for buying and renting real…