Tanzania’s Ubongo earns $75k investment from Pearson
Tanzanian edutainment startup Ubongo has received US$75,000 in seed funding in order to help it…
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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.
Cape Town’s codeX hosting 2-week coding bootcamp for women
Cape Town-based coding accelerator codeX is set to host a free two-week bootcamp for young…
Silvertree Capital businesses see 14% profit growth in 2014
Businesses in Silvertree Capital’s investment portfolio achieved gross profit growth of 14 per cent during…
Barcode your business with SA startup Big Inja
Launched in August of last year, Johannesburg-based startup Big Inja uses the power of barcode-scanning…
Kenyan, Ghanaian teams win Vodafone AppStar Challenge
Kenya’s Guide Rig and Ghana’s Leti Arts emerged the winners of the Vodafone AppStar competition…
Sankalp Forum Africa Summit returning to Nairobi
The Africa Summit organised by Sankalp Forum is returning to Nairobi, Kenya next month after…
BBC Nairobi hackathon to develop World Service chat app
BBC Connected Studio is holding a hackathon in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi next month…
Durban Innovation Hub bids to keep entrepreneurs at “Silicon Beach”
The Durban Innovation Hub (TDIH), launched in August last year, is bidding to stop the…
Key speakers confirmed for SA impact investing event
The Southern African Impact Investing Network (SAIIN) has confirmed a number of key speakers ahead…
CNN holds Twitter chat with African entrepreneurial leaders
CNN’s African Start-Up yesterday held a Twitter chat with African entrepreneurial leaders Erik Hersman, Juliana…