Baillie Gifford’s Charles Plowden on 110 years of investing
“It is our contention that the investment industry may be experiencing a...
Carousell raises US$42 million at valuation of US$365 million
The company also is reportedly set to take over the Philippines operations of...
African e-commerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia filed for an IPO on the New York Stock...
Nigeria’s Gloo.ng drops consumer e-commerce, pivots to e-procurement
Nigerian startup Gloo.ng is dropping consumer online retail and pivoting to B2B...
VCs have growing appetite for ‘AgriFood’
Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for...
Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
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Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot
A high court in Zimbabwe ended the government’s restrictions on internet...
NYSE operator’s crypto project Bakkt brings in $182M
Venture capitalists remain bullish on Bitcoin and its underlying technology...
Indian food delivery startup Swiggy raises US$1B investment led by Naspers
Swiggy’s latest fundraising round is the single largest in India’s...
Beenext, 500 Startups join Indian startup Cube Wealth’s US$2M funding round
Cube Wealth was founded by Satyen Kothari, who had previously founded Citrus...