by globalpro | Mar 8, 2020 | Finance
And we also know how those success stories belie the much harder time thousands of other women entrepreneurs have when it comes to raising capital. Looking at the latest numbers from All Raise and PitchBook, it’s clear that for every step forward, the industry...
by globalpro | Mar 5, 2020 | Finance
VC firm TLcom Capital closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million in February, and announced plans to invest in 12 startups over the next 18 months. The group — with offices in London, Lagos and Nairobi — is looking for tech-enabled, revenue-driven ventures...
by globalpro | Dec 29, 2019 | Business
In September 2019 , President Emmanuel Macron will finish up a speech on late-stage financial investment in France. According to a press rundown and some conversations with a source, whatever that he was expected to reveal had actually been revealed. But he dropped an...
by globalpro | Nov 13, 2019 | Finance
Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached unicorn status after Visa acquired a minority equity stake in the firm. “The investment makes Interswitch one of the most valuable African fintech businesses with a valuation of $1...
by globalpro | Nov 4, 2019 | Finance
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about how SoftBank is screwing up....
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