How Angola’s Roque Online is connecting informal vendors with larger customer bases
Angolan startup Roque Online, which provides informal vendors with access to tech to reach more…
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.
SA’s SweepSouth banks $3.95m to expand, launch new services
South African on-demand home cleaning startup SweepSouth has closed its latest funding round at almost…
Egyptian e-commerce startup ExpandCart raises $150k from Hong Kong accelerator
Egyptian e-commerce startup ExpandCart has secured US$150,000 in funding after being selected into the Hong…
New female-focused accelerator launched in SA
Global digital marketing firm Dentsu Aegis Network has launched Female Foundry, an initiative to support…
Cape Town automated talent agency WECAST expanding to New York
Cape Town-based automated talent agency WECAST is in the process of expanding to New York…
Kenyan logistics startup Lori Systems expands into Nigeria
Kenyan logistics startup Lori Systems has announced its expansion to Nigeria in a bid to…
13 participants selected for SAVCA fund manager programme
Thirteen funds have been selected to take part in the Fund Manager Development Programme run…
3 African entrepreneurs winner of Schwab Foundation awards
Three African entrepreneurs have been named among the 18 winners of the 2019 Social Entrepreneurship…
South African IoT-based security startup Sentian secures funding
South African startup Sentian, which has developed an Internet of Things (IoT)-based home security system,…
Med Angels to link Mediterranean investor networks, including North Africa’s
Med Angels, the first Mediterranean-wide network of angel networks, has launched, aimed at linking investor…