Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Nigerian Payments Startup Flutterwave Seeks New Funding at $3B Valuation
Nigerian Payments Startup Flutterwave Seeks New Funding at $3B Valuation
October 15, 2021  |  Investments

Nigerian cross-border payments startup Flutterwave is putting its feelers out for a new round of funding at a minimum valuation of $3 billion, about triple...

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FinTech Tala Notches $145M Series E to Launch Mobile-First and Crypto Solutions
FinTech Tala Notches $145M Series E to Launch Mobile-First and Crypto Solutions
October 14, 2021  |  Investments

Mobile technology startup Tala raised $145 million in a Series E funding round led by Upstart, with participation from the Stellar Development Foundation, along with...

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TripActions Now Valued at $7.25B After $275M Funding Round
TripActions Now Valued at $7.25B After $275M Funding Round
October 13, 2021  |  Investments

TripActions Inc. is now valued at $7.25 billion after a recent $275 million funding round, as the corporate travel market continues to limp back to...

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M2P FinTech Raises $35M in Funding at $335M Valuation
M2P FinTech Raises $35M in Funding at $335M Valuation
October 12, 2021  |  Investments

India-based API infrastructure company M2P FinTech has generated $35 million in Series C investments, pushing its valuation to $335 million, according to a Tuesday (Oct....

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Crypto Trading Platform MoonPay Seeks $3.4B Valuation
Crypto Trading Platform MoonPay Seeks $3.4B Valuation
October 12, 2021  |  Investments

MoonPay, which makes tools allowing web and mobile developers to accept cryptocurrency payments, could reach $3.4 billion after its first round of venture capital funding...

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Virtual Events Platform Hubilo Raises $125M Series B
Virtual Events Platform Hubilo Raises $125M Series B
October 12, 2021  |  Investments

Virtual events firm Hubilo has raised $125 million in a Series B funding round led by Alkeon Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital, according...

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EarnWealth Grabs $500K in Pre-Series Funding
EarnWealth Grabs $500K in Pre-Series Funding
October 11, 2021  |  Investments

Social commerce FinTech startup EarnWealth recently raised Rs 3.5 crore ($500,000) in Pre-Series A funding at a valuation of Rs 50 crore (more than $6.6...

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BaaS Startup Productfy Notches $16M Led by CM Ventures
BaaS Startup Productfy Notches $16M Led by CM Ventures
October 08, 2021  |  Investments

Banking-as-a-service startup Productfy raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by CM Ventures, with participation by existing investors Point72 Ventures, 500 Startups...

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Google Pledges $1B to Boost Internet, Startups in Africa
Google Pledges $1B to Boost Internet, Startups in Africa
October 06, 2021  |  Google

Google will invest $1 billion in Africa in the next five years to enhance its internet connectivity and help startup companies get some financial backing,...

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