TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

With a focus on Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico and India, selected startups receive £80,000 (~$100,000) in grant capital, six months of support and connections with follow-on investors. First off, from Kenya, Koa enables users to save and invest, gaining control over their finances. Here are the startups in the 8th cohort.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

On March 3, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a day-long virtual conference dedicated to examining diversity and inclusion in tech. Topics range from accessible product design and fighting algorithmic bias to the justice system, workplace organizing and support for underrepresented founders — and that’s just for starters.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

billion won) Series C round led by Bain Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs. The Series C will support hiring AI engineers and secure alternative data to advance its credit-scoring algorithm further. PeopleFund, which connects borrowers with lenders to enable lending, provides loans at an average interest rate of 11.25

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ultimate.ai , a virtual customer service agent builder, has closed a $20 million Series A round of funding, led by Omers Ventures with participation from Felicis Ventures and existing investors HV Capital, and Maki.vc — bringing its total raised to date to $25M+.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In support of the vision, Femtosense today closed an $8 million round valuing the company at $27 million and bringing its total raised to $11 million. Fine Structures Ventures led with participation from J2 Ventures, SV Pacific Ventures, Quest Venture Partners, Amino Capital, Sand Hill Angels and Gaingels.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The funding round was invested by Seaborne Capital, Filipino family offices, Imagine If Partners and US family office– the Rufino Family and David Leechiu. million in its seed round in 2021, with support from Philippine’s venture capital investor Foxmont Capital Partners. AHG Lab had previously secured $1.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

A portion of the capital — $10 million — was debt, while the rest was a Series A equity tranche led by Georgian Capital Partners. CEO Michael Sanchez told TechCrunch that the proceeds will be put toward general growth and supporting Savana’s go-to-market and product development projects. billion in H1 2021.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

NewView Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Blackbird Ventures and W23, and new investor AirTree Ventures. In addition to product development, the new funding enables Eucalyptus to build toward being a major player in the telehealth industry. Telehealth platform Eucalyptus raised a $22.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Customers have a natural tendency to prefer voice call support over other self-service channels and this has led to the increase in pressure on the traditional interactive voice responses (IVR) systems and support agents to respond to all incoming queries,” he said. Skit has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia start-ups 2021.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Bhettay wasn’t planning to raise additional funds so soon after the Series B, but said accelerated growth in the business enabled the company to hire more, check off more of the to-do list items over the past eight months and provided a unique opportunity to lean in on partnerships and expand financial plans. Fuzzy live chat via its app.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

For those who wielded that role or the coveted CEO position, you were likely to be placed on a pedestal or be viewed as a visionary, aided by a venture capital market that experienced an overextended bull run in the background. So in a way, foreign capital can act as a stressor to African founders. There are other subtler impacts.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Funding supports innovative technology companies that are taking community banks into the future. We are passionate about finding the best companies to support the future of community banking, so they can thrive and continue to enable and support their customers and communities,” says Ransom.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 13, 2022

investment from leading global agricultural companies to support commercialization of. This investment helps accelerate our commercial launch by supporting this year’s. commercial trial program, strategic development partnerships, and enables product to be. Phospholutions Inc., RhizoSorb® in the US row crop market. Levitsky has.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Venture capital continues to flow into Latin America at a staggering rate. Just over $15 billion went into startups in 2021 , according to LAVCA. H Twenty Capital (H20) co-founders Daniel Lloreda and Mauricio Porras recall getting into the region in 2018, a time Lloreda considered pretty early to be the investment space.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

billion in the first six months of 2021, and the region has produced a record number of unicorns, including Nubank, Rappi and iFood. Latin American companies may have financial capital, but they now need to hire senior roles and technical positions as they scale and look to build products in a more efficient manner.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

Emtech’s solutions also enable collaboration among multiple regulators, for an integrated regulatory environment that is key to the opening up of cross-border innovations and opportunities. We started 2021 with one central bank and we ended with five regulators signing up for pilots and onboarding.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

El Segundo, CA – March 26, 2024 – Picogrid , a defense technology startup, announces a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation by Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. and international security needs.”

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 7, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, was recently awarded to two ACA member-funded companies disrupting their fields.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 31, 2023

The funding also had participation from TKG Taekwang, IBK-STIC Pioneer Fund, and existing investors, including Do Ventures, BAce Capital, and Vulpes, further highlighting the confidence in the startup’s potential. The platform offers extensive educational content, with over 500,000 resources, including video lectures and quizzes.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 7, 2023

This round of funding has gained support from Contents Technologies, Transcend Capital Partners, and existing backers Investible and eWTP Tech Innovation Fund. This infusion of capital takes the total funds raised by the startup to $4.8 This infusion of capital takes the total funds raised by the startup to $4.8

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

Fresh for 2021, the Innovation Funders Showcase Company Flipbook provided a sneak peek of all the companies presenting, along with critical information such as market strategy, opportunities and more. Three companies were also selected to present in the Innovation Funders Showcase Deeper Dive at the conclusion of the event.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Clark and Manalang founded the company in early 2021 and launched it in private beta form last July. The new funding will enable Arcade to build out its product and website as it also looks to add more engineering and product designers. It has about 300 on the waitlist so far.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

growth from 2020 to 2021. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. has nearly quadrupled in the same time period (investments from 2005 to 2015 and total investments through 2021 ).

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 3, 2023

The new round follows the Group’s Series D funding of over $400 million in 2021. To date, the Group has raised over $700 million and secured over $1 billion in capital to support its credit book. We appreciate our investors’ continued faith and confidence in us,” Chen said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

JIC Venture Growth Investments led the Series E equity funding, with participation from Z Venture Capital , a venture investment arm of Z Holdings, Japan Post Capital and Salesforce Ventures. The latest round will help Zeals accelerate new product development, diversify go-to-market channels and support overseas expansion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Sach Chitnis Contributor Share on Twitter Sach Chitnis is co-founder of Jump Capital , a thesis-led, sector-focused and operating-centric venture capital firm specializing in Seed and Series A investments. Most companies run their business on equity capital alone and have access to a venture debt facility.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company,has chosen Dover, Delaware, to base its operations to support global decarbonization and establishment of the hydrogen economy. February 26, 2024 ) – FFI Ionix Inc., Christiansen. About FFI Ionix FFI Ionix Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

million in Series A funding, led by GreenPoint Partners with support from Speedwagon Capital Partners, to accelerate expansion of its managed properties and technology platform. Green has 20 years of real assets experience, including 16 years at Macquarie Capital where he was the global head of real estate.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

The global FPGA market size could reach $14 billion by 2028, according to one estimate, up from $6 billion in 2021. One startup looking to get in on the ground floor is Rapid Silicon, which this week announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Cambium Capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 1, 2023

The investment round was led by Quest Ventures Asia Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Singapore-based Quest Ventures Pte Ltd. HOMA2U also plans to use the investment to support its growth acceleration and scaling plans, aiming to generate RM100 million in annual revenue before 2025.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In 2021, J&T acquired the express delivery business of Best Inc., In 2021, J&T secured $2.5 billion in funding, with support from investors like Boyu Capital, Hillhouse Capital Group, Sequoia Capital China, and Chinese tech-heavyweight Tencent Holdings. Holding with 26.14

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. When evaluating ‘AI for drug discovery companies,’ I view AI as a tool,” Shaq Vayda, principal at Lux Capital, told TechCrunch.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Register Philippine-based circular economy startup Humble Sustainability has raised $750,000 in Seed funding to enable it to bring companies’ excess inventory back to circulation through its technology services. We are delighted to support Humble in the journey to reduce waste and promote circular living. Remember Me.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The round was co-led by L Catterton, a joint venture between LVMH and Catterton, Entrée Capital and Pico Venture Partners. By providing Niio’s tools to a global community of 6,000 galleries, institutions and artists, Niio’s platform and blockchain enables artists to distribute, manage, monetize and preserve their work.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital co-led the round and were joined by existing investors Two Sigma Ventures and Inkef Capital. Its software provides a self-service version enabling researchers to design studies and integrate in-person and remote patient data from any source in real time.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 14, 2023

The funding round was also backed by MUFG Innovation Partners and BRI Ventures, alongside existing investors AC Ventures and Quona Capital. Broom’s newly raised funds will enable the company to diversify its product offerings and further accelerate inventory turnover for both Broom and its dealers.

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