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TechCrunch+ roundup: VCs rate pitch decks, IPO analysis, Techstars’ expansion plans

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“Especially for first-time founders, assessing product-market fit at a stage where it’s mostly anticipation can be as much art as science,” writes News Editor Darrell Etherington, who interviewed three VCs about the topic for TechCrunch Disrupt: Heather Hartnett, Human Ventures. Getting the details right in your pitch deck.

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Metaverse Magna raises $3.2M at a $30M valuation to build Africa’s largest gaming DAO

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In a statement, MVM said the funding will expand its efforts to build “Africa’s largest gaming DAO and provide gamers with access to world-class opportunities.”. Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

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Kodland, which teaches kids digital skills, grabs $9M to scale its online coding school

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The round is led by Redseed Ventures, with participation from Baring Vostok, Kismet, Flyer One Ventures and Alexander Nevinsky, a partner at New York-based I2BF. A smaller slice of the funding will be ploughed into its accelerator program. Kodland’s remote courses for children aged 6-17 are currently available in the U.K.,