Startups can capitalise on SA’s “gloomy” business environment
Now is the time for South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to capitalise on…
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.
Easy Taxi continues Kenyan expansion with Mombasa launch
Taxi app Easy Taxi has continued its recent expansion in Kenya with a launch in…
BongoHive, UNICEF launch Zambian Ideas Challenge
Lusaka-based tech and innovation hub BongoHive has partnered the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to…
Final AMPION Venture Bus of year begins in Southern Africa
The final AMPION Venture Bus of the year – the Southern African leg focused on…
Want to scale your startup to Dubai? Here’s how
African startups will solutions in the digital health sector have been offered the opportunity to…
Impact investing gaining ground in Africa, lags behind global best practice
The idea of impact investing is gaining ground in Africa, with almost half of investment…
African e-commerce startups must prepare to “ride the wave”
African e-commerce companies must scale quickly and understand their customers if they are to be…
Egyptian e-payments startup Fawry acquired, set for expansion
A consortium of international financial investors have acquired a majority stake in Egyptian e-payments startup…
Seedstars World chooses 10 startups for Senegalese leg
Global seed-stage startups competition Seedstars World has chosen 10 startups to compete in the Senegalese…
African startups are afraid to fail – Seedstars World founder
African startups are afraid to fail, and prefer to have checklists instead of developing the…