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Tom Jackson

@tomjackson1988

Co-founder @DisruptAfrica / African tech journo / Loving @BurnleyOfficial / All views blatantly stolen from others

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linkhttp://www.disrupt-africa.com calendar_today17-04-2009 16:28:50

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CBS banned Micah Richards from talking about Brests, so Carragher & Henry had no problem taking over😂😂😂 I love how unserious they are😭😭😭

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The annual Disrupt Africa funding report has been delayed this year (coming very soon folks!) but for those asking for numbers we had 200 ventures raising just over $1.1bn in 2024. A very tough year indeed

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Why every incoming Labour government feels the need to immediately prove how Conservative they are is utterly beyond me theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

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Literally nothing has been learnt from last time round. It’s another 4 years of abusive amateur hour theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

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Got pulled up by a founder today for asking a couple of pretty reasonable questions about his or her company's recent down-round. I think this is a fair response, no?

Got pulled up by a founder today for asking a couple of pretty reasonable questions about his or her company's recent down-round. I think this is a fair response, no?
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Check out episode 3 of “The month in fintech”, our regular podcast on the African fintech space. This episode catches you up on all the latest news from the ecosystem, chats growth with Oze's Dave Emnett, and discusses Africa's burgeoning crypto and blockchain scene with DCG's

Check out episode 3 of “The month in fintech”, our regular podcast on the African fintech space.

This episode catches you up on all the latest news from the ecosystem, chats growth with Oze's <a href="/daveemnett/">Dave Emnett</a>, and discusses Africa's burgeoning crypto and blockchain scene with DCG's
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A nice good news story from an African tech pioneer. AZA Finance and Elizabeth Rossiello have been building since day dot and this is the outcome! Great job guys - more please! disruptafrica.com/2025/06/05/pio…

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Abiola Olaniran, founder of Gamsole (Nigeria’s most-downloaded indie game developer) and Techpoint Africa's first angel investor, dies at 36. He is remembered for his quiet generosity and pioneering spirit. techpoint.africa/news/gamsole-f…