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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

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Minnesota-based Brown Venture Group is a three-year-old venture capital firm that has pledged to exclusively back Black, Latino and Indigenous technology startups in “emerging technologies.” billion with BIPOC and diverse businesses by 2025. billion with BIPOC and diverse businesses by 2025.

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GetVantage offers revenue-based financing to India’s founders

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The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan. Varanium Capital partner Aparajit Bhandarkar will join GetVantage’s board.

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Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity

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Today, at the helm of the Black Founders Matter venture fund, Michel has kept that mentality. The fund announced today the formation of the 25 by 25 Pledge , which encourages venture capitalists to commit to investing a quarter of their funds into BIPOC women founders by the year 2025. I just see it as the start.”

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HumanX launches AI Community and Inaugural AI-Event with $6M of Funding Raised

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Given this, HumanX , a recently established forum with funding support from venture capital firms, announced it will host an inaugural AI Conference in Las Vegas on March 10-13, 2025. He held leadership roles at Google Wallet and Payments, making multiple company acquisitions and investments in over 100 startups.

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Kenyan startup Wowzi secures $3.2 million from 4DX Ventures, Andela co-founder to expand across Africa

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Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driven by the proliferation of smartphones and a deepening internet penetration.

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Malaysian startup HOMA2U eecures $875K in pre-Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

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. The startup aims to help more people achieve their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainability goals through its Yellow Boxes and online platform.

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Cansativa Group grabs capital as Germany readies for recreational cannabis market

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Snoop Dogg, rocked the stage at Sunday’s Super Bowl, and now his Casa Verde Capital team is pumping new funds into Frankfurt-based Cansativa Group , touted as the “largest medical cannabis distributor” in Germany. billion in value by 2025. Calvin Broadus, a.k.a. to the table,” Sons said.

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