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Bloc Smart Africa Leads $1 Million Round in South African Internet Service Provider
BLOC SA led the $1 million pre-series A round, catalysing additional capital from Connectivity Capital, Atreyu Investments and a European Family Office together with existing investors who made follow-on investments.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CarePoint Raises $10 Million to Spread Healthcare Tech Across Africa
CarePoint, a technology-driven healthcare startup, has raised a $10 million bridge round to accelerate its growth across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, startups
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Viewpoint: Cryptocurrencies: Africa’s New ‘Blood Diamonds’
Central African Republic (CAR), the world’s second-poorest country, is nowhere near ready for payments via cryptocurrencies. Yet CAR’s authorities threaten significant fines and other penalties on vendors who refuse to accept bitcoin for payments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Will Unicorn Minters Tiger Global, SoftBank Now Focus On Early-Stage Startups in India
New York hedge fund, Tiger Global reported its first seed stage investment in India by participating in a 2.6 million seed round of Shopflo, an e-commerce enablement platform.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Macquarie-Led Group Gains $610 Million Stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure
A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management has announced a US$610 million investment to acquire a minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia Pte. Ltd.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- data, infrastructure
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Vivriti Capital Bags $30 Million From TVS Capital To Close Series C; Total Funding Reaches $200 Million
The funds will be utilised for business and technology expansion for customer acquisitions, product delivery and portfolio management, the startup said in a statement.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Identitypass, an Identity Verification API for Africa, Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding
Addressing the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, startups
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Paradigm Enters Africa With $30 Million Round for ‘Super App’ Jambo
The Congo-based startup is building a platform for Web 3 user acquisition.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- blockchain
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