Southern African Impact Investing Conference set for Joburg
The Southern African Impact Investing Network (SAIIN) has announced the Southern African Impact Investing Conference…
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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.
Fund offers African entrepreneurs $25k for prototype-building
The tiphub startup accelerator programme and software development firm Coders4Africa have partnered to launch a…
Uganda’s Ensibuuko partners Mercy Corps for mobile banking platform
Ugandan mobile financial startup Ensibuuko has partnered Mercy Corps’ Agri-Fin Mobile programme in a bid…
Western Cape to hold Funding Fair for startups seeking $875k or more
The Western Cape government has partnered advisory firm Deloitte to open applications for the Western…
18-year-old secures record $435k Dragons’ Den SA investment
The first series of Dragons’ Den SA ended last night with 18-year-old entrepreneur Emile McLennan…
440.ng accelerator Demo Day takes place tonight
The 440.ng accelerator programme Demo Day in Lagos, Nigeria will take place tonight (December 10),…
Cape Town’s codeX to provide free internet access for aspiring coders
Coding accelerator codeX has announced it has partnered with the Central Library in Cape Town,…
Kenyan students visit China under Huawei scheme
The first nine Kenyan students have travelled to China as part of the Huawei “Seeds…
Africa-based startups take part in Silicon Valley Girl Effect Accelerator
Nine Africa-focused startups took part last month in the Girl Effect Accelerator programme organised by…
Tech hubs must “innovate or die” – AfriLabs
African tech hubs are fragile and have no clear path towards long-term sustainability, and must…