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Endure Capital Completes First Close of $50 Million Fund to Invest in Africa Start-Ups
Endure Capital has completed the first close of its new $50 million fund that will be used to invest in companies in the pan-Africa region.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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60 African Startups Receive $4 Million Equity-Free Funding From Google
Google has announced that 60 African startups have been selected for the second cohort of its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.
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- Investing
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Analysis: These Four Countries Are Leading Africa’s Start-Up Scene — Here’s Why
The seventh edition of Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startups Funding Report revealed that start-ups in the big four raised a combined $1.9 billion in 2021.
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Agritech Startup Loopworm Raises $3.4 Million in Seed Funding Led by Omnivore, Waterbridge
Loopworm plans to use the seed funding for talent acquisition, research and development (R&D) including building laboratories, and to launch its first factory in North Bengaluru for scaling up production.
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- Agriculture
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IProcure: Kenyan Agritech Startup Secures $10.2 Million Series B Funding
IProcure is enabling the lowering of food costs and lessening the climate impact of agriculture by ensuring smallholder farmers can plant their crops on time and achieve higher crop yields while using less land.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Savings Fintech Jar Lands $22.6 Million in Series B Funding
The start-up says the influx of cash will be used to fuel the development of its products and technology for hiring new talent.
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- Finance, Technology
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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
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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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