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Tag: Venture Capital
Sequoia Capital Launches $950 Million Early-Stage Funds to Strengthen AI, Startup Investments
Sequoia Capital has unveiled two new funds worth a combined $950 million for early-stage investing, moving ahead undeterred by the ...
Consumer Startups vs B2B Players: Which Model Makes More Sense in Today’s Market?
Venture capital in African tech has cooled, forcing founders to choose between chasing stretched consumers or serving businesses with deeper ...
Why Nigeria is Losing its Venture Capital Crown to Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa
There was a time when every investor had one destination in mind, Nigeria. Founders spoke of Lagos as “Africa’s Silicon ...
ABAN, Madica Ventures Partner to Anchor Africa’s Startup Funding in Local Hands
Together, both organisations aim to build a stronger foundation for sustainable startup growth driven by African investors and African capital.
AAF Raises $55 Million to Back Early-Stage Startups, Emerging Fund Managers
The Axis Fund represents AAF’s fourth vintage and is anchored by Mubadala Capital, as well as a network of family ...
Yango Group Invests in Kenyan Fintech Zanifu to Boost SME Financing in Africa
The investment will enhance Yango’s support for innovative African startups that are solving local financing challenges and enabling sustainable business ...
FurtherAI Raises $25 Million to Automate Insurance Workflows at Scale
The funding comes only six months after its $5 million seed round, pushing its total capital raised to $30 million.
Toyota Targets Global AI, Automation, and Climate Startups With $1.5 Billion in New Funds
The Japanese automaker wants to secure long-term influence in areas such as mobility, climate technology, AI, and automation
Y Combinator Launches ‘Early Decision’ to Back Students Who Want to Graduate Before Building Startups
Y Combinator is changing its approach to student founders with Early Decision, a track that lets students finish their degree, ...
HALA Raises $157m in One of Middle East’s Largest Fintech Series B Rounds
The company already serves more than 142,000 businesses and processes over $8 billion in transactions annually.
Accion Closes $61.6m Fund to Back Early-Stage Fintechs Targeting Underserved Communities
The fund, named Accion Venture Lab Fund II, LP, is managed under Accion Impact Management’s venture strategy, now rebranded as ...
xAI Co-Founder and Former DeepMind Engineer Igor Babuschkin Quits to Launch AI Safety Fund
The engineer, who previously worked on AlphaStar at Google DeepMind and held research roles at OpenAI, was key in building ...
Endeavor Catalyst Targets $300M to Expand Support for Startups in Emerging Market
If the round closes as planned, it would push the firm’s total assets under management beyond $800 million
Moove Eyes $300M Raise to Fuel Global Robotaxi Goal, Get Unicorn Status
If successful, this raise will push its valuation beyond the $1 billion mark, giving the company unicorn status and enabling ...