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$50 Million Fund to Build 15-20 Startups, Says Angel Investing Platform
Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), an angel investment platform, announced the launch of its new fund with a corpus of $50 million.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FinTech Kamino Raises $6.1 Million to Help Latin American Startups Raise Funds
Kamino, a FinTech working on a product to help startups with international structure, has raised $6.1 million in a funding round.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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Investments Flood into Africa’s B2B E-Commerce Startups
A new crop of business-to-business e-commerce startups are trying to connect informal retailers to manufacturers and large wholesalers.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Stax Gets $2.2M for Its App That Lets Africans Make Transactions via Automated USSD Codes
Stax, a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kuhoo Gets $20 Million in Fresh Funding From Westbridge Capital
Kuhoo is now looking to partner with banks and non-banking finance institutions (NBFCs) along with top colleges in India to provide credit to students.
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- Education
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Analysis: Development Finance Institutions Are Looking to Africa’s Digital Frontier for Impact and Returns
Development finance institutions have long funded traditional finance and infrastructure projects in Africa; now they’re increasingly backing Africa’s digital future. What will this mean for the continent?
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ex-Twitter India Head’s Startup to Create Metaverse of Education
Invact Metaversity, founded by former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, on Monday announced it has received $5 million in funding led by Antler India.
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- Education
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- Asia Pacific
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Women, Green SMEs to Reap Big From Absa’s KSE 1.25 Billion Loan Facility in Kenya
Absa Bank Kenya Plc Monday signed an Sh1.25 billion Loan Portfolio Guarantee Facility with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to boost credit accessibility for local small businesses, including startups.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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