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Promoting the Investment Readiness of Local Capital Providers in Africa
Ten fund managers active in Africa’s tech space have been selected from across the continent for the LAUNCH Capital Provider Fellowship Program
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Do African Startups Really Benefit From the Foreign Capital Craze?
Although foreign funds are increasingly pouring into the continent, especially into start-ups, the real benefit to local economies is far from certain. One solution is to encourage the emergence of African-owned companies.
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chennai-Based Fintech Vivriti Capital Raises $55 Million to Build Global Asset Management Platform
Chennai-based fintech startup Vivriti Capital has raised $55 Mn (nearly INR 400 Cr) in its Series C funding from Lightrock India and Creation Investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Leverage Edu Raises $22 Million Funding, Plans to Expand in India and Overseas
Global study-abroad platform Leverage Edu said on Monday it has raised $22 million as a part of a fresh round of financing that saw participation from a consortium of funds, family offices and individual angels.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- capital, education, finance, funding, impact investing
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AFEX to Open Second Round of $240 Million Funding Series to Strengthen Africa’s Agro-Processors
AFEX, Nigeria's leading commodities market player and the country's first private sector commodities exchange, has announced the reopening of its $240m (₦100bn) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP).
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Apollo Hybrid Value to Invest $125 Million in Hero FinCorp, One of India’s Fastest Growing Non-Bank Financial Companies
Apollo announced that funds within its Hybrid Value strategy have committed to invest $125 million in Hero FinCorp Limited.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Investment Platform, Threedots, Raises USD $4 Million Led by Kalaari Capital
With the composition of millennials and GenZ increasing in the active investors' community, tech platforms in the vertical are attracting capital investments from varied group of investors.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Ayala Ventures, Foxmont Capital Join Philippine E-Commerce Enabler Etaily’s $1.6 Million Seed Round
Etaily claims it has generated more than one million transactions and made more than 50K unique products available in countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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