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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.,

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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. David Thacker, Greylock. Victoria Treyger, Felicis. “In

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Memory.ai, the startup behind time-tracking app Timely, raises $14M to build more AI-based productivity apps

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The funding is being led by local investors Melesio and Sanden, with participation from Investinor, Concentric and SNÖ Ventures, who backed Memory.ai If the first wave of smartphone communications and the apps that are run on smartphone devices — social, gaming, productivity, media, information, etc. Now, Memory.ai

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

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The company reaches more than 8 million internet users each month through some of the top applications on Facebook and other social networks. In addition to operating its own applications, Buddy Media helps large media companies and marketers develop, build, manage, and promote social media applications.

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Overplay’s Wefunder Campaign brings in $1 million from Retail Investors, Funding Social Gaming AI-Powered Tech

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Community Crowdfunding Platform brings multiple benefits to Social Gaming Startup Funding strategy plays an important role in how much and how quickly a startup receives funding. In a matter of hours, the gaming startup raised $1 million from retail investors with a minimum investment of $100.

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African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z

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Since its launch in 2018, Carry1st, a publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised funding from investors such as Google via its Africa Investment Fund and Avenir Growth Capital. We now have, in our minds, the three best funds that focus on gaming and web3. 1 downloaded game in the U.S.

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