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Lightspeed Raises $500 Million for Its New India and Southeast Asia Fund
Lightspeed has raised $500 million for its newest India and Southeast Asia fund and looks to make deeper investments in the region.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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VC Firm Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3 Million
Pan-African venture capital fund Launch Africa Ventures today is announcing the close of its $36.3 million fund, which it has primarily used to invest in B2B and B2B2C startups across Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Headline Closes Over $950 Million to Invest in Early-Stage Startups
Headline will continue to support the next generation of industry-defining companies with three new, regionally-focused funds in North America, Europe, and Latin America.
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- Technology
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- Global
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African Fintech Startup Yellow Raises $20 Million in Debt Financing
Yellow builds cutting edge software to enable its sales force to serve customers in Africa enabling access to off-grid solar.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia’s Fresh Factory Secures $4.5 Million Seed Funding Led by East Ventures
Fresh Factory funding will accelerate bringing new innovation to the cold chain management industry in Indonesia.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Latin America Venture Capital Firm Maya Raises $100 Million in Second Fund
Venture capital firm Maya has raised $100 million in its second fund to invest in early stage Latin American startups.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Indonesia E-commerce Logistic Solutions Startup Biteship Secures Seed Funding Co-led by East Ventures and Beenext
Biteship, an Indonesia-based e-commerce logistic solution startup with a focus on empowering small-medium enterprises (SMEs), announced it has secured seed funding co-led by East Ventures and Beenext.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- e-commerce, small business, SMEs, startups, tech, technology
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Leading the Way to Greater Impact: Why Addressing the Lack of Lead Investors is Key to Building Stronger Startups in Emerging Markets
Raising capital is a critically important function for startups. But as Patricia Chin-Sweeney at Beyond Capital Ventures explains, there is typically a shortage of investors who are willing to lead an investment round – and until a lead is secured, the process of capital raising is in limbo. And unfortunately, many startup founders are unaware of this, wasting precious time speaking to funders who cannot lead the round. She explores the value that a lead investor role can provide to both startups and investors, and discusses the need for more lead investors in Africa and other emerging markets.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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