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Seedstars Africa VC Fund Achieves 1st Close at $42 Million
Seedstars Africa Ventures I is addressing gaps in early-stage financing across Africa through investments of up to US$2 million in seed and Series A rounds.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- scale, startups, venture capital
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Ventures Platform Climatetech White Paper Calls for Climate-Resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Proposes a Simplified Framework to Guide the African VC and Startup Ecosystem in Addressing Climate Challenges.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elchemy Secures $5.6 Million in Funding Prime Venture Partners, Others
Elchemy is a cross-border specialty chemical distribution platform based in Mumbai.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Techstars Lagos Shuts Down After Two Years and 24 Investments
Techstars, a global venture capital accelerator with over 4,500 portfolio companies, partnered with Nigerian-based ARM Labs to bring its three-month program to Lagos for the first time in December 2022.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chinese Gen AI Startup Zhipu Launches $211 Million Fund
One of China's leading AI startups has reportedly launched a fund investing in early-stage large language model companies.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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SteamaCo and Shyft Power Solutions Merge to Ignite Africa’s Digital Utility Transformation
Two of Africa’s leading energy technology companies are joining forces to help drive the digitization of Africa’s power grids and unlock more reliable, productive power.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African ‘Gender Equal’ VC Janngo Capital Closes Second Fund at $78 Million
The firm stylizes itself as a “gender equal” investor and has so far lived up to its name.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Climate-Tech Startup Earthbond Raises Funding From Madica to Boost Financing Capacity
The startup enables businesses to go solar through access to embedded solar finance and a marketplace of accredited solar installers and suppliers.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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