-
Standard Chartered Ventures, Yabx Invest US $10 Million in African Fintech Furaha
Standard Chartered's venture arm and Tech Mahindra’s Yabx partner to launch digital lending platform targeting education finance gap in sub-Sahara African markets.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- fintech, venture capital
-
Report: Shifting Investor Appetite Prolongs Fundraising for African Startups
African startups will have to become comfortable with longer fundraising timelines, a new report suggested, as more dealmakers flock to ventures at the seed stage in a changing investment landscape.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- research, startups, venture capital
-
Charging Infrastructure Provider Bolt.Earth Nets $5 Million
The company plans to use the fresh capital for scaling up its business operations.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Indonesia’s Skor Technologies Raises $6.2 Million in Pre-Series a Funding Led by Argor Capital
The capital raised will be focused on helping the business achieve scale while growing the team with key talents across the organization.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
-
South Park Commons Is Raising $40 Million for an India-Specific Fund
Unlike traditional VC funds and incubators like Y Combinator, South Park Commons looks for technologists who have strong ideas but may not be ready to fundraise yet.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- venture capital
-
Africa’s Startups Need Patient Capital: Could the African Diaspora Help Provide it?
African startup funding amounts to a tiny fraction of global venture capital (VC), and these investments are often concentrated on sectors like fintech and e-commerce. As a result, as Kristin H. Wilson at Innovate Africa Fund argues, African founders often lack the capital and incentive to tackle the continent’s biggest development challenges. She proposes a new approach to funding innovative African-made solutions to these issues — one that leverages the capital and entrepreneurial expertise of the African diaspora.
- Categories
- Health Care, Investing
-
VC Investment in Emerging Markets Plummeted by Over 40% Last Year
The data mirrors the wider global trend of reduced VC funding in the last two years, especially for non-AI companies.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- data, research, venture capital
-
Superfone, an All-In-One Business Phone and CRM App for SMBs, Raises $1.9 Million in India
This investment aims to fuel Superfone's mission of transforming how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage communication and operations.
- Categories
- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.