Tom Jackson

Tanzanian biotech startup NovFeed has been named winner of this year’s Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, banking US$300,000 in prize money. Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic initiative in Africa. I... See more

Ghanaian startups are invited to apply for cohort six of the UNICEF StartUp Lab, a six-month accelerator empowering technology-driven startups advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children and young people. Launched in 2019, the UNICEF S... See more

Egyptian deep-tech and life science startup Nawah Scientific, which specialises in scientific and industrial testing services, has closed a US$23 million Series A funding round. Founded in 2015, Nawah Scientific is an online platform that receives experim... See more

Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders in funding life-changing ideas, taking startups from conception to product and financing innovative ventures, has released its inaugural Year in Review, which finds its “founder-... See more

Falak Startups, one of Egypt’s leading accelerators, and Sanad Partners, a private investment office with diversified sector investments and venture-building capabilities, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnershi... See more