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Female-founded startups landed more deals globally in 2019 than ever before
We all know the disruptive stories of female-founded startups like Glossier and ezCater. And we also know how those success…
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Chargify acquires Keen to bring event-based billing to its platform
Chargify, the subscription billing platform, announced today that it has acquired event streaming company, Keen for an undisclosed amount. One…
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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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How to make a deal with a VC at a tech conference
Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor Mahendra Ramsinghani is the founder of Secure Octane Investments, which includes Demisto, CyberGRX and 16 other infrastructure…
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Sokowatch raises $14M to digitize Africa’s informal B2B supply-chain
Kenya based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised $14 million in Series A funding toward its mission of revamping supply-chain…
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Network with CrunchMatch at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020
Got your sights set on attending TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on May 14 in San Jose? Spend the day with…
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These specialized Africa VC funds are welcoming co-investors
For global venture capitalists still on the fence about entering Africa, a first move could be co-investing with a proven…
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African crowdsolving startup Zindi scales 10,000 data scientists
Cape Town based startup Zindi has registered 10,000 data-scientists on its platform that uses AI and machine learning to crowdsolve…
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Oyo’s revenue surged in FY19, but loss widened, too
Budget-lodging startup Oyo reported a loss of $335 million on $951 million revenue globally for the financial year ending March…
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Israel’s maturing cybersecurity startup ecosystem
It often feels like half of the new security startups that receive funding are from Israel. As YL Ventures’ Yoav…
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