US backs entrepreneurs at Zambia’s BongoHive with 6-month finance bootcamp
The United States (US) Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has launched a six-month finance bootcamp…
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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.
E-health startup El Dacatra targets Gulf after Egypt growth
Egyptian healthcare comparison platform El Dacatra has its sights set on expansion to the Gulf…
51% of SA businesses have faith in economic climate
Only 51 per cent of South African SME owners have faith that the country’s economy…
Meet the Investor: Ravindra Mistri, Capital Eye
Disrupt Africa revealed last week South Africa-based VC firm Capital Eye is in the process…
BBC World Service selects Lagos innovations for pilots
BBC Connected Studio and the BBC World Service have selected two teams from Lagos to…
African startups invited to attend VIVA Technology event in Paris
South Africa-based ad-tech company Popimedia has launched a campaign to encourage African startups to take…
Kenya’s Lynk aiming to fix informal economies
The informal economy in Kenya represents nearly 80 per cent of national employment and more…
SA travel startup Big5Boutique relaunches as Timbuktu
South African travel startup Big5Boutique has relaunched and rebranded as Timbuktu after raising funding last…
SpaceBox brings on-demand storage to SA
SpaceBox is bringing the on-demand storage model perfected in cities such as New York, London…
Online tutoring service wins Seedstars World Egypt competition
Online tutoring service Tutorama has won the first round of the Seedstars World tour held…