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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
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- Asia Pacific
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This African Neobank Just Raised $18.5 Million to Expand Financial Access for SMEs in Kenya, Uganda
4G Capital, a notable African neobank with headquarters in Mauritius, announced today that it has finalised a Series C funding round of $18.5 million.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: VALOREO Announces $80 Million Series B Investment Led by L Catterton
The Company will use the capital to accelerate its acquisitions of outstanding LATAM e-commerce brands, enhance its unique technology platform, drive geographic expansion, and accelerate organic growth of its existing brand portfolio.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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Changing the Gatekeepers: Why Female Fund Managers Are the Key to Unlocking More Inclusive Capital
Greater access to capital could boost the financial empowerment of women entrepreneurs. Yet as Melanie de Nysschen at SAVCA and Yeabsira Zewdie at MiDA Advisors point out, women comprise just 11% of senior investment professionals in emerging markets – the people who serve as gatekeepers to capital. Since women investors are significantly more likely to support female entrepreneurs, they explore the impact of increasing women's presence among investment professionals, and share insights from interviews with female fund managers in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana that highlight their biggest challenges.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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SatSure Raises $5 Million in Pre-Series A round from Baring PE India, ADB Ventures, Others
Bengaluru-based SatSure will use the capital towards expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia and accelerating its product development, including launching its proprietary payloads to Low Earth Orbit.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Vietnam’s Con Cung Secures $90 Million Investment From Quadria Capital
The maternity and baby care retailer intends to use the proceeds to bolster its local footprint.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Medical Credit Fund Raises $37 Million from the Netherlands’ Government, Philips, European DFIs to Boost Financing for SMEs to Fight Malaria, Boost Maternal Health in Africa
Medical Credit Fund, one of the four nonprofit members of the Netherlands-based PharmAccess Group, recently raised a mix of equity and debt totaling EUR 32.5 million to “expand the Fund’s presence and support to healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa.”
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Golding Enters Impact Market With €300 Million Global Private Equity Fund
With “Golding Impact 2021” the Munich-based asset manager is pursuing a global private equity impact strategy based on environmental and social sustainability targets that are ambitious, quantifiable and integrated.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global