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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
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Vivriti Capital Bags $30 Million From TVS Capital To Close Series C; Total Funding Reaches $200 Million
The funds will be utilised for business and technology expansion for customer acquisitions, product delivery and portfolio management, the startup said in a statement.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Identitypass, an Identity Verification API for Africa, Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding
Addressing the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, fintech, startups
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Edtech Start-Up Manara Raises $3 Million in New Financing
Funding round was led by FinTech company Stripe with participation from Careem founder Mudassir Sheikha and other major investors.
- Region
- Global
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Norebase Raises $1 Million to Allow Companies to Start, Scale, and Operate in Any African Country
Norebase allows founders and businesses to start and scale across several African countries at once or periodically.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pangea to Unlock Diaspora Remittances as Funding Source for African Startups
Pangea Trust, through its equity crowdfunding platform Connect, is unlocking diaspora remittance inflows as funding source for early and growth-stage startups in Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oneport 365 Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding to Help Digitise Africa’s Freight Management
OnePort 365 has bagged $5 Million in seed funding to build an operating system for cross-border trade in Africa.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, transportation
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First of Its Kind Fund Launches to Fuel Sustainable Development Goal-Driven Innovation in Africa
The GIIG Africa Fund will invest annually in the winners pool from the African region of the Global Startup Awards (GSA).
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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