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Did African startups raise $496M, $1B or $2B in 2019?
Five years ago, it was hard to come by any numbers for annual VC investment in Africa. These days the…
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Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late…
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Gaming-focused investment firm Bitkraft closes in on at least $140 million for its second fund
Esports, video games and the innovations that enable them now occupy a central space in the cultural and commercial fabric…
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Level launches a mobile banking app offering 1% cash back on debit purchases, 2.10% APY
A number of startups are taking on big banks with new apps that offer modern, mobile banking experiences, innovative features…
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Reset Button is approaching student debt from a new angle
Student loan debt in the U.S. totals $1.5 trillion, and more than 44 million Americans have outstanding student loan debt.…
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Company-builder Antler passes $75M raised after investment from Schroders and Ferd
Antler is a “company builder” that emerged a couple of years ago, running startup generator programs and investing from an…
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Finance
TLcom Capital closes $71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups
VC firm TLcom Capital has closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million with plans to make up to 12…
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STARTUPS
Negotiate for ‘better’ stock in equity-funded acquisitions
Timothy R. Bowers Contributor Timothy R. Bowers is the Managing Partner of VLP Law Group LLP. Andrew P. Dixon Contributor…
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Finance
With its third fund, Revolution Ventures stays true to its mission
AOL co-founder and former chief executive officer Steve Case’s venture capital fund, Revolution, deploys capital to companies “outside of the…
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Finance
Accel and Sequoia seed Middesk with $4M to background check businesses
For those of you that diligently follow the hot startups to graduate from Y Combinator’s accelerator program, you might recall…
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