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Cassava, Nigeria’s Insurtech, Raises $4 Million for Affordable Insurance to Nigerians, Africans
Nigeria’s first full-fledged digital insurance company, Casava, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for millions of Nigerians.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nestcoin Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Capital to Accelerate Crypto and web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets
Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, announces that it has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed capital.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Marathon Ventures Injects More Capital Into Colombia’s Startup Ecosystem
One of the investors seeing promise in this Colombia is Marathon Ventures, which closed its first fund of $26 million, touted as one of the country’s largest funds to date.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Tiger Global and Greycroft Back Nigerian Investment App Bamboo in $15 Million Round
The average Nigerian only has a handful of ways to save and invest. Building a portfolio of stocks, particularly U.S. stocks, is one way they can hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Founders Fund Backs Vest, a Startup Out to Give Latin Americans a Bridge to Investing in the US Stock Market
Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas.
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- Latin America
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Startup Funding Triples to a Record $15 Billion in Latin America
Tech investors poured a record amount of funding into Latin America last year, minting a new class of billion-dollar startups in a region rapidly becoming a target for venture capitalists.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Kenyan E-Commerce Company Copia Global Raises $50 Million to Ramp up African Expansion
Kenyan B2C e-commerce company Copia Global has raised $50 million in a Series C equity round led by Goodwell Investments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce
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Ghanaian Fintech Float Raises $17 Million Seed to Power Cash Flow for Commerce in Africa
The fintech which provides credit lines for businesses has raised $17 million, funding that it will be using to bolster its offerings and expand geographically.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech
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