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African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B

TechCrunch

New York-based private investment firm Avenir Growth Capital and U.S. hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. Its second investment came just in time before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Africa, negatively impacting some businesses but not payments companies like Flutterwave. Image Credits: Flutterwave.

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After bootstrapping since 2002, Articulate raises $1.5B on $3.75B valuation

TechCrunch

Most companies don’t announce their first venture investment after almost 20 years in the business, nor do they announce that round is the equivalent of a good startup’s entire private fundraising history. billion investment on a $3.75 He says that the company started back in 2002 as a plug-in for PowerPoint.

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Everything An Angel Investor Should Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Angel Capital Association

It aims to cover companies that do not fall under an existing regulatory reporting framework with the government. What About Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) Formed to Make an Investment? Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) might be formed to make an investment. x) Investment company or investment adviser. Exemptions.