Egyptian digital assistant startup DXwand raises $1m pre-Series A funding
Egyptian startup DXwand, an omnichannel conversational AI and digital assistant tool, has closed a pre-Series…
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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.
Nigeria’s CcHub launches innovation hub focused on circular plastic economy
Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has launched the Circular Plastic Economy Innovation Hub (CPIEHub) in an…
How Nigeria’s Losode is connecting fashion businesses with consumers
Nigerian startup Losode is an online marketplace that connects consumers with fashion businesses, empowering entrepreneurs…
Moroccan retail-tech startup WafR closes $1.075m seed round
Moroccan retail-tech startup WafR, which helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers, has closed…
Applications open for $120k ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator programme
Applications have opened for the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator, which will reward selected fintech…
Launch Africa Ventures closes first fund at $36.3m, makes 100th investment
Early-stage VC firm Launch Africa Ventures has made its 100th investment, making it probably the…
Egyptian insurtech startup Nice Deer raises $1m pre-seed round
Egyptian insurtech startup Nice Deer has raised a US$1 million pre-seed round of funding to…
African health, mobility startups invited to apply Digital Transformation Challenge
The Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) funds of Toyota Tsusho and CFAO Group, in partnership with…
Moroccan retail-tech startup Chari expands to Ivory Coast with Diago acquisition
Moroccan retail-tech startup Chari has begun its expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa with the acquisition of…
Mauritius-based VantagePay secures pre-Series A funding from Crossfin
Mauritius-based payments technology company VantagePay has announced that Crossfin Holdings has acquired a “meaningful stake”…