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Edtech Company Sunstone Bags $35 Million In Series C in India
Sunstone is planning to utilize the fresh funds to expand its presence from the current 35+ cities to 100 cities across India.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: How Female-Led Start-Ups Can Transform Africa
An African drive for gender equality and women’s empowerment has consequently given rise to women entrepreneurs and female-led startups on the continent.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fuse Capital Looks to Raise $50 Million to Invest in Latin America Web3 Startups
Brazilian-based Fuse Capital has started raising Fuse Capital Fund II, whose central thesis will be investing in the next generation of web3 startups in Latin America.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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United Nations Development Program Allocates $1 Billion to African Startup Hubs
The African startup ecosystem continues to boom despite ongoing economic crises and long-standing structure issues related to education and training, funding, and infrastructure.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, startups
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SG-Headquartered E-Commerce Startup Graas Snags $40 Million in Series A
The funds raised will be channeled towards expanding its operations and headcount across Southeast Asia and India.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, edtech, startups
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Layoff Wave: Startups Failing in India? How Entrepreneurs Can Evade the Collapse
There are many reasons that lead start-ups to fail. The question is why are startups failing in India and how entrepreneurs can avoid it?
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- Asia Pacific
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Pastel Locks in $5.5 Million Seed Funding Led by TLcom to Optimise African SMEs
80% of Nigeria’s 40 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fail to last beyond their fifth year, owing to a lack of digitisation and sub-optimal business practices.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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