Nigeria’s GatePass is helping residential communities manage themselves better
Nigerian startup GatePass started life as a visitor management solution for residential communities, but has…
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.
Uganda’s 97Fund announces 1st investments from COVID-focused relief vehicle
The Uganda-based 97Fund, a US$1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund launched to invest in solutions targeting…
SA’s Lulalend launches new business payments platform
South African fintech startup Lulalend has launched a new payments platform designed to radically improve…
2 African agri-tech startups win $50k each at GoGettaz Prize
Two African agri-tech startups have won US$50,000 each after being named winners of this year’s…
Egypt’s Elves raises $2m to take pre-Series A round to $5m mark
Egyptian virtual assistant startup Elves has raised US$2 million in funding this year, taking the…
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs back Kenya-based innovation fellowship
Slack’s Stewart Butterfield, Box’s Aaron Levie and Craig Newmark of Craigslist have provided donations to…
IFC funds Gebeya to train 250 female developers in Ethiopia
Ethiopian ed-tech and job placement startup Gebeya has signed a US$500,000 advisory services agreement with…
African startups invited to apply for Space-Tech Challenge 2020
Applications have opened for the Space-Tech Challenge 2020, which will identify and develop the most…
Nigerian e-health startup RxAll joins Founders Factory Africa’s Venture Scale programme, banks funding
Nigerian e-health startup RxAll has become the latest company selected to participate in Founders Factory…
SA e-health startup Syked raises seed investment round
South African e-health startup Syked has raised an undisclosed seed funding round to scale operations…