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Did venture capitalists undervalue startups for decades?

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Data indicate that the pace of startup value creation reached a fever pitch in 2021. According to venture capital data collected by PitchBook , prices spiked for startup equity across the maturity spectrum last year. Larger venture capital funds are also a driving force behind the pricing dynamics uncovered by the data.

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Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

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Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti , an economist; Bode Ogunlana , a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim , a data scientist; and Preston Ideh , a corporate lawyer — and in 2017, they launched a media startup to address the dearth of information and data-driven insights in the West African country. .

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Tokyo-based Startup FLUX Raises $32M in Series B Funding for its No-Code AI Platform

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Register Tokyo-based startup FLUX has secured $32 million in a Series B funding round led by DNX Ventures, a venture capital firm. This latest funding brings FLUX’s total raised funds to $40 million and will support the further development of FLUX AI, their no-code AI platform.

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Nepalese PE firm Team Ventures invests in AI healthtech startup WISEYAK

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Register Nepalese alternative investment firm Team Ventures has invested about $250,000 in artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthtech startup WISEYAK. This funding from Team Ventures will help propel the development of the WISEYAK platform and position the company for its global launch.

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Indonesia “sea-to-table” platform Aruna hooks $35M led by Prosus and East Ventures Growth Fund

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Aruna announced today it has raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Prosus Ventures and East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from SIG and returning investors including AC Ventures, MDI and Vertex Ventures. Currently we have 21,000 fishermen on the platform, yet there are about 2.7

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Daasity investing $15M in data so consumer brands can do more with it

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Daasity , an e-commerce analytics and data company, secured $15 million in Series A funding as it continues developing its approach to helping consumer brands better leverage their customer data to make smarter decisions. It will also be working on more personalized customer data. This gives the company $20.7

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AIMMO bags $12M Series A to advance data labeling technology  

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AIMMO announced today it has raised $12 million in a Series A round to advance its data labeling technology and spur global expansions. The global data collection and labeling market size was valued at $1.6 AIMMO declined to comment on its valuation. ScreenShot | AIMMO website. billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $8.2