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LoftyInc Capital Launches Third Fund at $10 Million for a More Diverse Portfolio of African Startups
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced that it is launching its third fund for tech startups in Africa.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, startups, venture capital
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Analysis: Community Seeds and Fertilisers: An Alternative Route to Food Security
Governments may put an emphasis on imported seeds and synthetic fertilisers to obtain high yields, but traditional African approaches can produce resilient and sustainable crops.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Digital Health Platform Doctor Anywhere Closes US $65.7 Million Series C Round in Southeast Asia
At SGD US $65.7 million, it is one of the largest private funding rounds ever raised by a healthtech company in Southeast Asia.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: COVID Pandemic Dampens Africa’s Economic Growth
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, intended to lower tariffs and boost economies, has yet to be fully implemented because of restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech pawaPay Secures $9 Million In a Seed Funding Round
According to reports the funding will be used to help scale the fintech’s operational presence, grow the existing team and expand in new markets across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Shared Mobility Startup Plentywaka Raises $1.2 Million Seed Round and Acquires Stabus Ghana
Plentywaka acquired Ghanaian mobility startup, Stabus as it looks to expand its African operations, starting with West Africa.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa To Enable Deeper Financial Inclusion With Offline Payments in India
The technology will allow users to make transactions using chip-based Visa debit, credit, and prepaid cards even in places with low or no internet connectivity.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Mexican Neobroker Flink Raises $57 Million To Boost Financial Inclusion in Latin America
Flink, a Mexico City-based neobroker, has raised $57 million in a Series B round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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