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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.”. Emerging markets, including Africa, account for 30% of this number; platforms like MVM see games as one way to introduce these millions of users to web3.

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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 startup, based out of Oslo, Norway, initially made its name with an app called Timely , a tool for people to track time spent doing different tasks. If the first wave of smartphone communications and the apps that are run on smartphone devices — social, gaming, productivity, media, information, etc.

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

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Canada, CIS Region, Malaysia, Indonesia and Argentina — with the startup offering proprietary localized content for each target region (although its users are spread across some 40 countries). and Ireland, enter Spanish-speaking countries and several countries in South-East Asia,” the startup tells TechCrunch.

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Stream raises $38M as its chat and activity feed APIs power communications for 1B users

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That list is a notable indicator of what kinds of startups are also quietly working with Stream. Indeed, the Series B speaks of a moment of opportunity: It is coming only about six months after the startup raised a Series A of $15 million , and in fact Stream wasn’t looking to raise right now.

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

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No one’s going to tell you when your startup has reached product-market fit — there are no flashing lights, no siren, no balloons falling from the ceiling. Global startups raise $158B in Q3, an all-time record. Global startups raise $158B in Q3, an all-time record. Udemy files to go public on back of growing B2B incomes.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity. This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat.

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The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform

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. “They see the digital crossover is going to happen — people are playing online board games now. If you can be part of that new trend at the very beginning, it gives you a big opportunity,” he said. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.