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Chennai-Based Fintech Vivriti Capital Raises $55 Million to Build Global Asset Management Platform
Chennai-based fintech startup Vivriti Capital has raised $55 Mn (nearly INR 400 Cr) in its Series C funding from Lightrock India and Creation Investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, scale, startups
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Cypher Capital Launches $100 Million Blockchain Fund, With an Aim to Invest 40% Of It in Crypto Startups in India
Cypher Capital, a private venture capital firm, announced the launch of a $100 million blockchain fund, and it aims to invest 40% of it in Indian cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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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
- Region
- 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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- Asia Pacific
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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
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- startups
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