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Vida Raises Over $47 Million to Address Digital ID in Southeast Asia, Investment Market Still Hot
Vida, an Indonesian digital identity startup, raised $47.67 million in a funding round to help it meet the rising demand for services in Southeast Asia.
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- Technology
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- digital identity, investing, startups, tech, technology
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60 Start-Ups Across Africa To Get $4 Million Google Fund
Tech giant, Google is committing $4million to 60 eligible start-ups across Africa as applications open for the second cohort of the ‘Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund for Africa’.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazilian Fintech Nomad Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding
Latin American fintech Nomad, which enables Brazilians to establish bank accounts in the United States, has raised $32 million in Series B financing.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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Jungle Ventures Renews Southeast Asia, India Bets With $600 Million Fund
Singapore-based Jungle Ventures has raised $600 million in a new fund backed by new and existing investors including Temasek.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Bloc Smart Africa Leads $1 Million Round in South African Internet Service Provider
BLOC SA led the $1 million pre-series A round, catalysing additional capital from Connectivity Capital, Atreyu Investments and a European Family Office together with existing investors who made follow-on investments.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, entrepreneurship, investment, scale, technology
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CarePoint Raises $10 Million to Spread Healthcare Tech Across Africa
CarePoint, a technology-driven healthcare startup, has raised a $10 million bridge round to accelerate its growth across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, healthcare, startups, tech, technology
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Viewpoint: Cryptocurrencies: Africa’s New ‘Blood Diamonds’
Central African Republic (CAR), the world’s second-poorest country, is nowhere near ready for payments via cryptocurrencies. Yet CAR’s authorities threaten significant fines and other penalties on vendors who refuse to accept bitcoin for payments.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Will Unicorn Minters Tiger Global, SoftBank Now Focus On Early-Stage Startups in India
New York hedge fund, Tiger Global reported its first seed stage investment in India by participating in a 2.6 million seed round of Shopflo, an e-commerce enablement platform.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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