SA’s FoondaMate is helping students with limited internet study using WhatsApp, Messenger
South African ed-tech startup FoondaMate is enabling students with limited internet access to study online…
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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 Autochek expands to Kenya, Uganda with Cheki acquisitions
Nigerian auto-tech startup Autochek has expanded to Kenya and Uganda after acquiring the Cheki platforms…
Nigerian fintech startup Prospa raises $3.8m pre-seed to accelerate growth
Nigerian fintech startup Prospa has closed a US$3.8 million pre-seed funding round to help it…
Seedstars, FT launch emerging market startup impact challenge
The Financial Times has partnered with Seedstars to host the first FTxSDG Challenge, aimed at…
How a Kenya-founded manufacturing tech startup is going big in the US
Manufacturing tech leader Guidewheel, which began life as Safi in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is…
Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan raises $120m funding round from global investors
Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan has secured a US$120 million investment by major global and regional…
4 Nigerian startups selected for inaugural Endeavor ScaleUp programme
Four Nigerian startups have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp…
Kenyan energy company Solarise Africa secures $5.9m debt financing for growth
Kenya-based energy leasing company Solarise Africa has secured EUR5 million (US$5.9 million) in debt financing…
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha raises 7-figure seed extension round for African expansion
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha, which is building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions, has…
Moroccan fintech startup Lacaisse raises funding round to help it scale
Morocco-based startup Lacaisse, which offers a digital solution for the management of physical points of…