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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

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In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. This trifecta serves as a catalyst for accelerated growth and long-term viability.

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As Gaming Flourishes, Scopely Accelerates Growth with New Round of Funding

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Mobile gaming in particular is accelerating rapidly as our time spent on smartphones increases alongside our desire to find activities that break up the monotony of quarantine life. Like with e-commerce, telehealth, and other tech-driven sectors accelerated by the pandemic, the rise in the gaming sector is widely assumed to stick.

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India’s HealthPlix raises $22M to accelerate growth and enhance healthcare delivery

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Founded in 2017, the startup has already empowered more than 10,000 doctors who treat 2.5% The Series C round, led by Avataar Venture Partners and SIG Venture Capital, is divided into $20 million raise against equity and $2 million in debt. of the country’s entire population using the proprietary software.

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Branch raises $48M from Lee Fixel’s Addition, Indeed to provide accelerated payments to workers

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The raise marks Branch’s first since 2017. It started off with earned wage access and then began accelerating payments for workers. (an affiliate of job search site Indeed) also participated in the equity funding, among other investors. Lee Fixel is already raising a massive second fund. 7 VCs look into the future of fintech.

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NextView Ventures closes its fourth fund with $89 million

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NextView Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital fund, has raised an $89.6 The NextView Ventures team did not immediately respond to request for comment. In April, NextView launched a virtual accelerator for startups to build a more robust pipeline for deal flow. Local accelerators provide a boon to area startups.

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Google’s Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda

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Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Collectively , they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.

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Atlanta’s sundry startups join in global VC funding boom

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The deal is a coup not only for companies that eschew venture capital backing — Mailchimp is famous for its bootstrapping history — but also for the city of its founding, Atlanta. The city’s venture acceleration is similar to fundraising gains we’ve seen in markets like Chicago. billion in total capital.

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