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| 04.11.2024 | Cintoo Secures €37M to Revolutionize Reality Data Management | Cintoo, a French-American company, has just secured €37 million in Series B funding. This is a significant leap for a firm that specializes in cloud-based reality data management. The funding round was led by Partech, with support from exis... |
| 04.11.2024 | Biot-based Cintoo secures €37 million to accelerate AI and metaverse innovations in reality data management | Cintoo, a cloud-based Reality Data management solutions located in Biot-Sophia Antipolis, France and Miami, has announced the close of a €37 million Series B funding round led by Partech, with additional investments from Amavi Capital and A... |
| 04.11.2024 | Cintoo raises €37M for cloud-based reality data solutions | French cloud-based Reality Data management and collaboration solution provider Cintoo, has closed a €37 million Series B funding round. Reality data refers to the digital representation of physical objects, environments, or phenomena, captu... |
| 04.11.2024 | Cintoo Raises €37M in Series B Funding | Cintoo, a Biot-Sophia Antipolis, France- and Miami, FL-based provider of cloud-based reality data management and collaboration solutions, raised €37M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Partech, with participation from existing invest... |
| 22.10.2024 | Tenpay Global & TerraPay to Enable International Money Transfers to more than one billion Weixin and WeChat Users | SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a global leader in cross-border money movement, has announced a strategic partnership with Tenpay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform renowned for its innovative financial... |
| 10.10.2024 | xFarm Technologies: Cultivating Growth in AgTech with €36 Million Series C Funding | In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, technology is the new plow. xFarm Technologies, a Swiss agritech company, has just secured €36 million in a Series C funding round. This investment is a seed for growth, aimed at expanding its ... |
| 09.10.2024 | Swiss agtech xFarm Technologies raises €36 million Series C to keep digitising the agri-food sector | xFarm Technologies, a tech company focused on the digitalisation of the agri-food sector, providing innovative tools that can support farmers and stakeholders in the management of their businesses, has announced the closing of a €36 million... |
| 09.10.2024 | BREAKING: xFarm bags $39m to increase regenerative farming practices across Europe, Asia and Latam | Italy’s xFarm Technologies has raised a €36 million ($39 million) Series C round for its farm management platform that promises to digitize a farm “in less than 10 minutes.”
Investment firm Partech led the round through its Impact Growth Fu... |
| 09.10.2024 | AgTech xFarm raises €36M to accelerate geographic expansion | Xfarm Technologies, an agritech that helps to digitalise the agri-food sector and make it more sustainable, has raised €36 million in a Series C funding round.
This will enable the company to accelerate its expansion across Europe, Turkey, ... |
| 09.10.2024 | €36 million to digitalise farming with xFarm’s platform |
To date, xFarm supports the work of more than 450,000 farms across more than 100 supply chains, covering 7 million hectares worldwide, through its Farm Management Information System (FMIS) – the xFarm digital platform. A comprehensive digi... |
| 02.10.2024 | Formality raises €8M in first round to simplify contract management | Formality, a platform dedicated to intelligent contract management for clients and suppliers, has announced today that it has raised €8 million.
This first round was carried out with VC funds Partech and Serena, two major players in support... |
| 02.10.2024 | Paris-based Formality raises €8 million to simplify contract management | Formality, the platform dedicated to intelligent contract management for clients and suppliers, has announced that it has raised €8 million. This first round was carried out with VC funds Partech and Serena, two major players in supporting ... |
| 01.10.2024 | The Pulse of Innovation: A Dive into the DACH Startup Scene | The DACH region is a hotbed of innovation. Startups are rising, falling, and transforming at a dizzying pace. The landscape is vibrant, filled with stories of resilience, ambition, and strategic pivots. This article explores the latest deve... |
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Kommt mit ins Startupland! Es erwartet Euch eine fa... |
| 25.09.2024 | "Energy renovation school" La Solive raises €4M to facilitate career transitions | French "energy renovation school" La Solive has raised €4M in a Series A funding round led by Partech, alongside Brighteye Ventures and business angels Thibaud Hug de Larauze (CEO of BackMarket), Vincent Bryant (CEO of Deepki), an... |
| 23.09.2024 | Africa's Venture Capital Surge: A New Dawn for Investment | Africa is a continent of contrasts. It’s a land of vast potential and untapped resources. In recent years, the spotlight has turned to its burgeoning venture capital scene. This week, a significant gathering took place at Oxford’s Saïd Busi... |
| 19.09.2024 | At Oxford’s Saïd Business School, prominent African fund managers convene for third time | This week, 44 well-known African and Africa-focused venture capital fund managers are being hosted by Oxford’s Saïd Business School’s Africa Venture Finance Programme. Their purpose is to exchange ideas and tactics on how to create a sustai... |
| 15.09.2024 | Funding the Future: The Landscape of Venture Capital in African Startups | In recent years, Africa has become an emerging hotspot for venture capital (VC) investment, driven by a combination of rapid technological innovation, a growing middle class, and increasing internet penetration. African startups are address... |
| 10.09.2024 | Retraced's €15 Million Investment: A Leap Towards Sustainable Fashion | In a world where sustainability is no longer optional, Retraced has emerged as a beacon of hope for the fashion industry. The Düsseldorf-based platform recently secured €15 million in a Series A funding round, a significant boost for its mi... |
| 10.09.2024 | Düsseldorf-based Retraced secures €15 million Series A to make fashion supply chains more sustainable | Retraced, an innovative platform that enables fashion and textile brands to digitize and trace their supply chains, announced the successful completion of a €15 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Partech, with participatio... |
| 10.09.2024 | CoachHub Unveils its Feedback Tool, Setting a New Standard in Coaching Impact Measurement | New tool measures the impact of coaching on behavior change by gathering feedback from an individual's manager, peers, and reports.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CoachHub, the leading global digital coaching platform, today annou... |
| 10.09.2024 | Retraced secures €15M for fashion brands' sustainability management | Retraced, a platform that enables fashion and textile brands to digitize and trace their supply chains, has announced the successful completion of a €15 million Series A funding round.
The round was led by Partech, one of the largest tech i... |
| 03.09.2024 | TerraPay Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Ralph Koker as Global Head of Products | LONDON, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a leading global money movement company, proudly announces the appointment of Ralph Koker as the Global Head of Products. Ralph joins TerraPay with over two decades of experience and expertise... |
| 03.09.2024 | TerraPay Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Ralph Koker as Global Head of Products | LONDON, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a leading global money movement company, proudly announces the appointment of Ralph Koker as the Global Head of Products. Ralph joins TerraPay with over two decades of experience and expertise... |
| 17.08.2024 | The Surge of Health-Tech: A New Era for Dental Practices | The world of health-tech is buzzing. Innovations are reshaping how we interact with healthcare. In the spotlight is Roger, a startup revolutionizing dental practices. Founded in 2021 by Victor Charlier and Andreas Wolff, Roger is not just a... |
| 16.08.2024 | 7 Millionen Euro für Health-Tech Sanos |
Ende 2021 gründeten Victor Charlier und Andreas Wolff das Startup Sanos Group mit dem Ziel, die Patientenbindung zu verbessern und die betriebliche Effizienz von Zahnarztpraxen zu optimieren. Bei der Lösung von Sanos handelt es sich um ein... |
| 15.08.2024 | Kenbi-Gründerin Katrin Alberding kommt ins Startupland | Am 6. November 2024 öffnet unsere erste Startupland Conference im Rheinenergiestadion in Köln die Tore. Auf die Bühne tritt dabei unter anderem die erfolgreiche Gründerin Katrin Alberding. Nur für kurze Zeit: Buche jetzt Deine Reise ins Sta... |
| 25.07.2024 | Payt's €55 Million Leap: A New Era for Accounts Receivable in Europe**
** | ** In the bustling world of financial technology, change is the only constant. Enter Payt, a Groningen-based accounts receivable software as a service (SaaS) platform, which has just secured a significant €55 million investment from Partech... |
| 25.07.2024 | Dutch accounts receivable SaaS Payt raises €55 million to fuel European expansion | Groningen-based Payt, a leading accounts receivable SaaS platform, announced a €55 million minority investment from Partech, through its growth fund. This strategic partnership will accelerate Payt’s expansion across Europe.
Payt’s powerful... |
| 25.07.2024 | SaaS Payt receives €55M from Partech for European expansion | Financial SaaS Payt has announced a minority investment from Partech, through its growth fund. Partech will invest €55 million in Payt. Described as a strategic partnership, the investment will accelerate Payt's expansion across Europe foll... |
| 23.07.2024 | TerraPay enables financial institutions to send international account-to-wallet payments using Swift | LONDON, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a global money movement company, today announces that financial institutions can send money directly to more than 2.1 billion mobile wallets around the world using their existing Swift connect... |
| 23.07.2024 | Компания Presti начала использовать GenAI для замены дорогостоящих фотосессий в мебельной промышленности | Когда приходит время выпускать новую коллекцию, мебельные бренды обычно тратят целое состояние на фотосессии. Это трудоемкий и дорогостоящий процесс, ведь передвигать мебель не так-то просто. Поэтому французский стартап Presti использует ге... |
| 18.07.2024 | Presti Disrupts the Industry with $3.5M Seed Funding for AI-Generated Product Photography | In a groundbreaking move, Presti, a cutting-edge startup based in Paris, France, has successfully raised an impressive $3.5 million in Seed funding. This significant investment, led by Partech and supported by a group of esteemed angel inve... |
| 16.07.2024 | Presti secures $3.5M Seed forAI-generated product photos | AI-generated product photo startup Presti has successfully closed a $3.5 million Seed round led by Partech alongside a handful of angel investors, including the likes of Thibaud Elzière, Maxime Brousse, Abou Laraki, Rémi Lemonnier and Julie... |
| 13.07.2024 | Exein's Groundbreaking Approach to IoT Security Secures €15 Million in Series B Funding | Exein, a Rome-based IoT security company, has recently closed a successful Series B funding round, raising an impressive €15 million. This substantial investment will fuel Exein's mission to revolutionize the landscape of cybersecurity by f... |
| 12.07.2024 | Exein raises €15M for device-level IoT security | IoT security company Exein has raised €15 million in a Series B round, bringing their funding to over €23 million.
Exein focuses on IoT security at the device level rather than the network level, embedding advanced security measures directl... |
| 12.06.2024 | 5 Promising Japanese Fintech Startups You Haven’t Discovered Yet | The fintech sector in Japan is flourishing, with robust growth in digital payments, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, digital banking, crowdfunding, insurtech, and regtech.
E-commerce ecosystems such as d-Barai, PayPay and Line Pay are qu... |
| 03.06.2024 | Obuntu Launchpad programme invites applications from Africa-focused fund managers | To enhance their investment strategy, maximize fund returns, and broaden their influence, fund managers with an emphasis on Africa are encouraged to apply for the Obuntu Launchpad program.
Applications are now being accepted for the third c... |
| 03.06.2024 | French EV charging startup Gireve raises €20M | Mobility startup Gireve has raised €20M for its European expansion from Partech.
Gireve connects mobility stakeholders with charging stations, with over 500,000 charging points connected to its platform. The company registers over 100 milli... |
| 22.05.2024 | MEDA Backs Obuntu Foundation to Empower Emerging African Fund Managers | Share this:
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| 14.05.2024 | CoachHub Launches Pioneering AI Coaching Companion to Elevate Employee Experience | New AI product bridges the gap between coaching sessions, boosting well-being and engagement for higher business impact.
NEW YORK, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CoachHub, leading global digital coaching platform, today announces the launch o... |
| 14.05.2024 | Get ready for the Roundtable at the Tech.eu Summit London 2024! | The Tech.eu Summit London 2024 is just days away! We have shared with you how our three-day conference will be with the detailed guide.
At our conference, we'll dive deep into the pulse of the tech world at the Startup Stage and Roundtable ... |
| 22.04.2024 | The Tech.eu Summit London 2024 announces new speakers! | With less than 3 weeks until the Tech.eu Summit 2024 kicks off in London, the time is nearing to polish up presentations, figure out which sessions are a non-negotiable and pinpoint who you need on your cap table.
On 16-17 May you'll hear f... |
| 18.04.2024 | Venture Leaders Technology 2024: Team Captain’s blog by Zoundream CEO Roberto Iannone | Venture Leaders Technology 2024: Team Captain’s blog by Zoundream CEO Roberto Iannone 18.04.2024 10:00, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
In early April, the Swiss National Technology Startup Team 2024 trave... |
| 08.04.2024 | TerraPay Receives MPI License from the MAS | SINGAPORE, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a global money movement company, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) License under the Payment Services Act 2019 by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — a significant ... |
| 03.04.2024 | Easop acquired by Remote to supercharge its HR SaaS | Compensation SaaS Easop has been acquired by Remote, adding another string to the HRtech's bow: it will facilitate equity management for international employees.
There are many legal complexities to navigate when hiring internationally, and... |
| 02.04.2024 | Remote Acquires Easop | Remote, a San Francisco, CA-based leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, completed the acquisition of Easop, a NYC-based compliance solution for businesses with international talent to grant and manage... |
| 21.02.2024 | Groover's $8M Series A Funding: A Musical Journey to Success | Groover, a Paris-based music promotion platform, hit the right notes with an $8 million Series A funding round. Led by OneRagtime, Trind, Techmind, and MozzaAngels, the investment symphony also featured Partech, Bpifrance’s Tech & Touch... |
| 20.02.2024 | Partech Closes Second Africa Fund, at €280M | Partech, a global technology investment firm, closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280M ($300M+).
Led by General Partners Tidjane Deme, and Cyril Collon, Partech Africa II will continue to invest across Africa with initial ... |
| 19.02.2024 | Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C | Partech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just one year after reaching its first close.
At that size, Partech Africa, which originally targeted €230 million before its fundraising efforts... |
| 19.02.2024 | Partech’s record $300 million Africa-focused fund reaches final close despite global funding dip | Partech Africa, the global VC fund, has closed “Partech II,” its second Africa-focused fund, at $300 million to invest in African startups in multiple sectors. It is the largest Africa-focused fund, doubling Partech’s first fund, which clos... |
| 15.02.2024 | Trind Ventures co-leads $8M Series A round for Groover | Trind Ventures co-leads $8M Series A round for Groover
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| 09.02.2024 | Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s... |
| 23.01.2024 | How African startups raised funding in 2023 | After defying the global funding slowdown of 2022, VC investments in African startups dropped considerably last year, mirroring the situation in other regions where capital taps were significantly turned off. The drop, however, was not unex... |
| 19.12.2023 | Partech Launches €360M Venture Fund | Partech, a Paris, France-based tech investment firm, launched its €360M venture fund.
Partech Venture added a diverse cohort of investors ranging to sovereign funds and leading multinational corporates, including the likes of Allianz France... |
| 19.12.2023 | 360 milioane EUR pentru firme europene de tehnologie, printr-un fond lansat de francezii de la Partech | Companiile europene de tehnologie vor obține noi finanțări de capital de risc, în schimbul unui pachet minoritar de acțiuni, prin fondul de investiții francez Partech Venture, care țintește o valoare totală de până la 360 de milioane de eur... |
| 18.12.2023 | Wetech hosts its inaugural female founders conference | On Saturday the 9th of December, Wetech hosted its first female founders conference. Since its inception in 2018, Wetech has been building a community of women dedicated to empowering and providing opportunities to other women. The goal of ... |
| 15.12.2023 | Partech launches new €360M venture fund to invest across these 4 themes; backs Italy’s Smartpricing | Read this article in:
Paris-based Partech, a global technology venture capital firm, has launched a new €360M fund called Partech Venture to support mission-critical software, data, and fintech experts in Europe.
The fund continues the focu... |
| 14.12.2023 | What is happening with all these new venture funds? | A growing number of venture firms may be uncorking champagne ahead of the New Year. Today, a handful of investment firms announced new funds: Artis Ventures, BoxGroup, Playground Global and Singular all closed on funds, while Partech said i... |
| 07.12.2023 | Partech Launches €300M Growth Impact Fund; Holds First Close | Partech, a Paris, France-based global technology investment firm, announced the first closing of its Growth Impact Fund.
Backers included a diversified and international asset of investors including Bpifrance, the EIF backed by the InvestEU... |
| 06.12.2023 | Nou fond de 300 milioane EUR pentru firme tech europene, de la un finanțator al românilor de la Digitail | Firmele europene care dezvoltă tehnologii în special pe zona de mediu vor putea obține noi finanțări, în schimbul unui pachet minoritar de acțiuni, dintr-un nou fond de investiții, care țintește o valoare de 300 de milioane de euro, lansat ... |
| 05.12.2023 | Partech launches Growth Impact Fund; backs Luxembourg’s climate verifier SustainCERT | Read this article in:
Paris-based Partech, a global tech investment firm, has closed the first round of its Growth Impact Fund and invested in SustainCERT, a Luxembourg-based climate impact verifier.
The French VC firm mentions that though ... |
| 11.10.2023 | Sony Ventures earmarks $10M to invest in African entertainment startups | Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. Appropriately, the Tokyo multinational conglomerate, through Sony Ventu... |
| 09.10.2023 | European Neo-Insurer Getsafe to Acquire German Client Base of French Insurtech Luko | Getsafe, Europe’s neo-insurer based in Germany, has entered into an agreement to acquire the German customer base of French insurtech Luko.
With over 550,000 customers across Germany, the UK, France, and Austria, Getsafe “is rapidly expandi... |
| 06.10.2023 | Scnd secures 4 million euros | French software solution for services marketplaces, Scnd, has raised 4 million euros in a funding round. The company wants to use the capital injection to expand its ecommerce solution, as well as strengthen its position in the market.
Scnd... |
| 05.10.2023 | 42Cap and Partech back scnd's €4M funding round for e-commerce solutions | French SaaS solution for services marketplaces scnd has raised a €4 million funding round. The round was backed by 42Cap and Partech.
Providing a white-labelled ecommerce solution for the services industry to take bookings for their service... |
| 20.09.2023 | Partech takes minority stake in productivity and brand compliance SaaS company UpSlide | Global investment firm Partech has taken a 30 percent stake in French productivity and brand compliance SaaS company UpSlide, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the agreement, Partech’s Omri Benayoun, General Partner, and André François-Pon... |
| 30.08.2023 | Francophone’s startup ecosystems wish to rival Africa’s Big Four | Francophone governments are trying to accelerate their startup ecosystems but it has not been a concerted effort among the countries in the region.
In a hotel room in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d’Ivoire, where I am staying with... |
| 18.07.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a giugno 2023 | Nel secondo trimestre del 2023, sono stati investiti 81 miliardi di dollari di venture capital a livello globale, in calo dell’11% rispetto al primo trimestre.
Delle tre regioni, l’EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) ha mostrato la magg... |
| 12.07.2023 | UK-based ethical research and AI-training firm Prolific has raised £25 million to create a physical presence in the US | UK-based Prolific provides ethical research and AI-training via its platform. The latter is another string to the bow of the company which originally set up to provide reliable ‘people research by providing fast and easy access to verified ... |
| 19.06.2023 | PayGo solar startup Yellow raises $14 million to scale in africa | Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa has raised $14 million series B funding in a round led by Convergence Partners with participation from the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, managed by Triple Jump, i... |
| 16.06.2023 | Three African startups win big at the VivaTech conference, Paris | Post-COVID, Africa has witnessed unprecedented growth in its startup economy and startup investments. African youths are leveraging technology to create innovative and sustainable solutions across multiple sectors, thus attracting huge capi... |
| 07.06.2023 | SustainCERT raises $37 million to take climate impact verification platform global | Luxembourg-based SustainCERT has raised a Series B round of $37 million which will enable the climate impact verification company to take its platform to a global audience. Its launching what it calls 'the world’s first climate impact verif... |
| 31.05.2023 | MarketForce tightens its belt as tough times hit B2B commerce | MarketForce, a Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform to help independent corner shops source goods, once had an ambitious plan to grow the number of users on its platform to a million by the end of 2022, with a network effect bringing millions mor... |
| 11.05.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti. Purtroppo, i dati del primo trimestre 2023 confermano i trend negativi in Europa per gli... |
| 20.04.2023 | Funding trackers are aplenty in the Africa tech ecosystem, but whose data can be trusted?
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Since the initial boom of venture capital funding in Africa in the mid 2010s, ecosystem observers have relied on publications like TechCabal, as well as numerous newsletters published by independent journalists to keep them up to date about... |
| 15.04.2023 | African climate startups set to gain ground as VC funding shifts their way | Venture capital activity around climate tech has been heating up in Africa despite the global VC funding cooldown.
The continent’s climate tech startups secured over $860 million in equity funding, largely driven by clean energy technologie... |
| 07.04.2023 | The impact of rising interest rates on venture debt funding
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Equity funding has typically been the go-to for African startups looking to raise capital. Due to the infancy of startups seeking funding, equity rounds—where founders trade capital for a piece of the company—were the norm. However, as the ... |
| 05.04.2023 | 10 new speakers for the Tech.eu Summit: Leaders from Iris.ai, Atomico, Vivaldi, Partech, NeXR, Earlybird, Thomson Reuters and more! | A little over 48 days to go before the next edition of our flagship event on all things European tech and VC, and the Tech.eu Summit is shaping up quuuuuuite nicely thank you very much.
Today, we're thrilled to reveal the 10 latest addition... |
| 04.04.2023 | The Great Reset in African VC: What It Means for the Ecosystem
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | The global economy is undergoing a ‘Great Reset’, with the interwoven nature of global markets seeping into the venture capital (VC) space. Between 2020 and 2022, over $15 billion flowed into the African start-up ecosystem at large. The con... |
| 04.04.2023 | UK-based TerraPay secures €91.7M to expand its payments infrastructure | London-based TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $100M (approximately €91.74M) in a Series B equity and debt round of funding.
The company claims to have been successful, and it is no... |
| 04.04.2023 | Global payments firm TerraPay raises $100 million to expand further across the LATAM and MENA regions | London-based TerraPay has closed its Series B equity financing round, raising in excess of $100 million in equity and debt financing, funding its proposed expansion further into LATAM and MENA regions.
The round was led by IFC and supported... |
| 03.04.2023 | Funding for African tech startups declined by 57% in Q1 of 2023
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | African tech startups raised 57.2% less capital in Q1 of 2023 than they did in the same period last year. This is according to data released by Disrupt Africa.
As other ecosystems were grappling with the effects of the economic downturn whi... |
| 22.03.2023 | Factor[e] Ventures launches Africa-focused venture studio
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Factor[e] Ventures, a team of venture builders that invests in early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, has launched a new venture studio specifically for African startups. The new venture studio, Delta40, will invest... |
| 17.02.2023 | Co-Creation Hub’s edtech accelerator puts $15M towards African startups | Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has... |
| 17.02.2023 | Co-Creation Hub's New Program Invests $15 Million in African Edtech Businesses | Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 17 February 2023, 07:02 am
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Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), Africa's biggest innovation center, will launch a $1... |
| 16.02.2023 | Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services | Pydantic, the popular Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms.
... |
| 09.02.2023 | After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem | Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups.
For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 billion, according to data from Pa... |
| 08.02.2023 | Partech Africa II Reaches 1st Close, at €245M | Tidjane Dème and Cyril Collon
Partech, a global technology investment firm, announced the first closing of its Partech Africa II, at €245M.
The fund was supported by a diversified and international set of DFIs investors, including anchor in... |
| 07.02.2023 | Partech closes largest Africa-focused fund at $263 million
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Investment firm Partech has closed its Africa II fund at €245 million (~$263 million), according to reports from TechCrunch. The Africa II fund is the largest Africa-focused fund in the world.
The fund, which was initially intended to raise... |
| 07.02.2023 | Partech raises €245 million for second Africa fund | Parisian investor Partech has announced an initial €245 million close for its second AfricaTech LP vehicle, surpassing its overall funds target of €230 million.
Partech Africa II's LP roster includes media group Bertelsmann and an African e... |
| 07.02.2023 | Partech hits first close of largest Africa-focused fund, at €245M | Partech, the global VC firm with several funds, has reached first close of Partech Africa II at €245 million (~$263 million), making it the largest Africa-focused fund yet.
The firm, which focuses on early- and growth-stage startups across ... |
| 03.02.2023 | “The performance of the African fintech sector in 2022 was unusual,” Tidjane Dème, General Partner at Partech
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | In 2022, despite a global economic crisis and a dramatic slowdown in the venture capital landscape, African startups attracted $6.5 billion in funding, their highest ever recorded, according to the 2022 Partech African tech VC report.
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| 29.01.2023 | Clean-tech and e-commerce are fuelling Kenya’s speedy tech market growth | Last year, despite a slowdown in venture capital (VC) activity globally, Kenya managed to defy the odds and come out on top as the African country with the strongest growth in funding raised. According to data from market intelligence firms... |
| 27.01.2023 | How African startups raised venture capital in 2022 | Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half o... |
| 27.01.2023 | Gokada banks on its community as it looks to crowdfund $750,000
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Success! | Gokada, a leading Nigerian last-mile delivery company, has taken to GetEquity, a Nigerian investment platform, to raise $750,000 at a $10 million valuation. Why is a market leader turning to retail investors in its home country to fund its ... |
| 26.01.2023 | Kenya’s growth was strongest in Africa’s VC market; clean tech, e-commerce pulled in most of the funding | As VC activity slowed down globally last year, Kenya defied odds to record the strongest growth in funding raised in Africa. Reports show that the deal count and value to the country surpassed 2021 figures owing to increased investor intere... |
| 25.01.2023 | Africa’s Tech Ecosystem raised $6.5 billion in 2022 – Partech Africa Report | A total of $6.5 billion, an 8% increase over 2021, was invested in the tech ecosystem across Africa, split across 764 deals in comparison to 2021’s 724 deals.
The annual report on Africa Tech Venture Capital has been published by Partech Af... |
| 24.01.2023 | Start-ups in Africa defy funding slump | African start-ups more than doubled the amount of debt they raised last year, a surge that may continue as an economic slowdown makes equity funding more expensive and unsustainable over the long term.
Companies on the continent raised US$1... |
| 19.01.2023 | Digitail Nabs USD 11M to Transform Petcare Industry and Improve the Life of Pets Worldwide | Romanian petcare startup Digitail brings in USD 11M in Series A round Digitail’s platform automates veterinarians’ administrative tasks and facilitates communication between clinics and pet parents With the new investment, the startup will ... |
