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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Series C Values Modern Treasury at More Than $2B
Series C Values Modern Treasury at More Than $2B
October 06, 2021  |  Investments

The payments operation software firm Modern Treasury announced on Wednesday (Oct. 6) that it has raised $85 million in Series C funding. “The new financing...

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Copper Banking Raises $9M in Seed Funding
Copper Banking Raises $9M in Seed Funding
October 06, 2021  |  Investments

Teen-focused digital banking service Copper Banking on Wednesday (Oct. 6) announced it has raised a total of $13.3 million in seed funding after recently completing...

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Emerging Technologies Have a Place in the Market, But Financial Inclusion in Africa Should Continue to Be Explored
Emerging Technologies Have a Place in the Market, But Financial Inclusion in Africa Should Continue...
October 05, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Conventional wisdom holds that one must learn to walk before running. So, when more than half of your population (57%, according to data from U.K.-based...

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eCommerce Startup Merama Closes $225M Series B Round
eCommerce Startup Merama Closes $225M Series B Round
October 01, 2021  |  Investments

The Latin American eCommerce startup Merama has raised $225 million in Series B funding, bringing the value of its direct-to-consumer (D2C) financing business to close...

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Andela Unicorn Status Increases Buzz Around Africa’s Startup Scene
Andela Unicorn Status Increases Buzz Around Africa’s Startup Scene
September 30, 2021  |  Startups

Seven unicorns and counting. The speed at which unicorns are emerging on the African continent is a key indication that its startup scene continues to...

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Ofbusiness B2B Platform Reaches $3B Valuation
Ofbusiness B2B Platform Reaches $3B Valuation
September 30, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B platform Ofbusiness has reached a $3 billion valuation after recently closing a $200 million funding round, according to a Business Today report on Thursday...

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B2B Payments Platform Verto Raises $10M
B2B Payments Platform Verto Raises $10M
September 30, 2021  |  Investments

The B2B payments platform VertoFX says it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to help expand the list of currencies on its platform....

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London FinTech TransferGo Raises $50M in Series C for Digital Payments
London FinTech TransferGo Raises $50M in Series C for Digital Payments
September 30, 2021  |  Investments

Money transfer startup TransferGo raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Elbrus Capital Fund III and Black River Ventures, according to...

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SoftBank-Backed ContractPodAi Notches $115M for AI-Powered Legal Platform
SoftBank-Backed ContractPodAi Notches $115M for AI-Powered Legal Platform
September 30, 2021  |  Investments

Legal tech platform ContractPodAi has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, according to a press release...

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