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India/U.S.-Based Crypto Investing Platform Raises Another $6.5 Million
Crypto investing platform, which was founded in 2018, has raised $6.5 million in a pre-series A round from Arkam Ventures, Tribe Capital, and Bolt by QED Investors.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Google Announces New Initiatives to Boost Small Business Recovery
Google has committed support for startups, nonprofits and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa to accelerate digital transformation and contribute to the country’s economic recovery.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nonprofits, startups
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DEG Backs Two African Funds with $41 Million
DEG’s funding will provide growth capital to support African businesses in their pursuit to expand and densify the digital infrastructure for Africa’s ongoing digital transformation.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sequoia Capital Makes a Big Bet on Web3, Leading $450 Million Investment in Polygon Blockchain
Sequoia Capital is playing catchup with arch-rival Andreessen Horowitz in the race to invest in what could be the future of the internet — so-called Web3.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Nigeria’s Reliance Health Raises $40 Million Series B funding Round
Nigerian e-health startup Reliance Health has announced the completion of a US$40 million Series B funding round to help it expand in emerging markets around the world and add to its product suite.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Colombian E-Commerce Enablement Startup Melonn Raises $20 Million to Help Small Businesses Scale in Latin America
Melonn, a Colombian startup that provides fulfillment and software services to small and medium-sized e-commerce companies in Latin America, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Nestcoin Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Capital to Accelerate Crypto and web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets
Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, announces that it has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed capital.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Afya Rekod Raises $2 Million Seed Funding to Digitise Health Record
Afya Rekod, a Kenyan healthtech startup solving this problem by creating a platform that digitally collects and stores people’s health records, has closed a $2 million seed funding to scale its product and expand into new African markets.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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