Africa Roundup: TLcom closes $71M fund, Jumo raises $55M, AWS partners with Safaricom
VC firm TLcom Capital closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million in February,...
Karius raises $165 million for its liquid biopsy technology identifying diseases with a blood draw
“What Karius is good at is identifying those novel microbes before they...
MoEngage lands $25M for its mobile-first customer engagement platform
MoEngage, a San Francisco and Bangalore-based startup that helps firms better...
WeWork confirms an up to $8 billion lifeline from SoftBank Group; names new executive chairman
Confirming earlier reports, The We Company and SoftBank Group agreed to a new...
Kenyan telco Safaricom’s Alpha incubator faces uncertain future
Safaricom’s Nairobi-based Alpha innovation incubator may have an uncertain...
We Company reportedly mulls slashing its valuation ahead of its initial public offering
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company formerly known as...
India’s Awfis raises $30M to grow its co-working spaces business
Speaking of businesses that operate co-working spaces in India, New Delhi-based...
Startups Weekly: SoftBank’s second act
In this week's newsletter: Everything you need to know about the Vision Fund II....
Fintech in Latin America continues to draw big dollars as SoftBank invests $231 million in Creditas
As investors continue to move more aggressively into Latin America’s...
Opera founded startup OPay raises $50M for mobile finance in Nigeria
OPay, an Africa-focused mobile payments startup founded by Norwegian browser...