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| Jun 26, 2026 | MSDF, Omidyar, Khosla Impact, BII strike multibaggers with iMerit exit | Pro
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| Apr 18, 2026 | Kiwi Cofounder, CBO Mohit Bedi Transitions To Advisory Role | SUMMARY
Bedi said he will stay closely involved with the startup as an advisor and long-term shareholder
Founded in 2022, Kiwi issues virtual RuPay credit cards, in partnership with banks, and enables users to link those cards to their UPI ... |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Young Futures: $1.4 Million Awarded To Nonprofits Supporting Youth Navigation Of AI | Young Futures announced nearly $1.4 million in funding for 16 nonprofits focused on helping young people engage with artificial intelligence in a safe, informed, and empowered way. The initiative marks the organization’s first dedicated AI ... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Quick-commerce enabler Inamo, EV-maker Bounce raise capital | (L to R) Sumit Anand and Rupesh Thakare, founders of Inamo
Inamo, a full-stack quick commerce enablement platform, has raised $8 million (around Rs 73.2 crore) in a Series A round led by Prime Venture Partners. The round involves $6 million... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | EV startup Bounce raises $5 million from Accel, B Capital, Qualcomm | Synopsis
Bounce has raised $5 million in an internal funding round from existing backers, founder Vivekananda Hallekere said. The electric mobility startup, which manufactures scooters and manages fleets, previously pivoted from rentals aft... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | FinReach raises Rs 22 crore from Colossa Ventures, others | Synopsis
The round also saw participation from existing backers, including the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Omidyar Network Fund Inc, and Caspian SME Impact Fund IV. With this round, the company has so far raised a total of Rs 54.4 ... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Redrob, FinReach, others secure early-stage funding | Credit: Pexels
Fintech platform FinReach, AI-learning startup Redrob, and deeptech ventures Dweepi and Edgehax have raised early-stage capital across their latest funding rounds.
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AI-learning startup Redrob has raised $10 million (aro... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Microsoft Curbs Israeli Military Cloud Access Amid Surveillance Allegations | Microsoft restricted some cloud and AI services for an Israeli military unit, Unit 8200. This follows reports alleging mass surveillance of Palestinians using Azure. Investigations highlighted extensive intelligence gathering, translation, ... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Edtech startup Vedantu raises $11 million from existing investors as part of larger round | Synopsis
Vedantu has secured $11 million through convertible notes led by ABC World Asia, with participation from Accel India and Omidyar Network. The funds will fuel expansion into new categories, technology investments, and AI development... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Vedantu Secures USD 11 Mn in Fresh Funding, Eyes IPO in 2027 According to people familiar with the matter, Vedantu is exploring the possibility of raising an additional USD 20 to 25 million over the next five to six months. | Edtech firm Vedantu has raised USD 11 million in primary capital from its existing investors through convertible notes. The round was led by ABC World Asia, with participation from Accel and Omidyar Network, as part of a larger funding proc... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Microsoft reduces Israel’s access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza | By MICHAEL BIESECKER, SAM MEDNICK and GARANCE BURKE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computi... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Young Futures Launches 'YF500,' A First-of-Its-Kind Philanthropic Index Fund for Youth Wellbeing in a Digital Age | Young Futures Launches ‘YF500,’ A First-of-Its-Kind Philanthropic Index Fund for Youth Wellbeing in a Digital Age
New $50 Million Initiative Aims to Build a Thriving Ecosystem of 500 Nonprofit Leaders to Support 40 Million Young People
New ... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Trump’s threat to target ‘radical left’ after Kirk killing raises fears he’s trying to silence foes | By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LISA MASCARO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the “radical left” following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, stirr... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fintech startup Kiwi secures $24 million from Vertex Ventures and existing investors | Synopsis
Fintech startup Kiwi secured $24 million in funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India to launch credit lines on UPI. Kiwi, which already issues RuPay credit cards, plans to leverage the new capital to expand its offer... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Warburg-controlled Vistaar adds MO Alts, three other PE investors on cap table | Avijit Saha, MD and CEO, Vistaar Finance
âVistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd, a non-bank lender majority owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has concluded a Rs 1,360 crore ($156 million) round of funding that includes a primary c... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Kiwi Raises USD 24 Mn in Series B Funding Led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network also participated in the round. | Fintech startup Kiwi has secured USD 24 million in its Series B funding round, led by Vertex Ventures South East Asia and India.
Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network also participated in... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fintech startups Kiwi, CredRight raise Series B funding | (L-R) – Kiwi founders Siddharth Mehta, Mohit Bedi and Anup Agrawal
Fintech startup Kiwi, which facilitates credit via UPI for its customers, has pocketed $24mn (Rs 209 crore) in its Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast As... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fintech Kiwi raises $24M from Vertex, Stellaris, Nexus, and Omidyar | Kiwi, a Bengaluru-based fintech that offers credit on India’s UPI network, has raised $24 million (about Rs 208 crore) in a Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from existing investors Nexus V... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Kiwi Nets INR 209 Cr To Make UPI-Linked Credit Cards Mainstream | SUMMARY
Kiwi has secured INR 208.5 Cr (about $24 Mn) in its Series B round led by Vertex Ventures
The round also saw participation from Nexus Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners and Omidyar Network (ON)
The fresh capital injection comes ne... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | NBFC Varthana secures Rs 159 Cr Debt funding | Through External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) and Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) instruments, Varthana, a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with an emphasis on education, has obtained a debt investment of Rs 159 crore. The total comes from... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | iMerit Unveils Scholars - A Handpicked Global Network of Cognitive Experts for Advanced GenAI Training | Invite-only community of expert talent is shaping the next wave of Generative AI and AGI
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- iMerit, a leader in software-delivered AI data, today announced wide availability of its Scholars progra... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Omidyar-backed Revfin hits the road for fresh funding, hires banker | Premium
Revfin founder and CEO Sameer Aggarwal | Credit: RevFin
Electric vehicle-focussed fintech lender Revfin Services Pvt Ltd has started a process to raise fresh funding and has hired an investment banker for the purpose, a year and a h... |
| May 22, 2025 | Social media startup Shuru raises Series A funding from Krafton, Omidyar and Eximius | Shuru, a hyperlocal community app focused on connecting users across India with neighbourhood-level updates and services, has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A funding round led by Krafton India.
The round also saw participation fr... |
| May 22, 2025 | Roposo Cofounder’s Hyperlocal Community Startup Shuru Bags INR 29 Cr | SUMMARY
Hyperlocal community app Shuru has raised INR 29 Cr in a funding round led by KRAFTON’s India arm, with participation from Omidyar Network India and Eximius Ventures
While KRAFTON India infused INR 21.62 Cr in the startup, Omidyar N... |
| May 20, 2025 | Cybersecurity startup CloudSEK nets $19 mn from MassMutual, Inflexor, others | Team CloudSEK (from left): Bofin Babu,Girish Menon, Rahul Sasi, Mayank Satnalika, and Syed Shahrukh Ahmad
CloudSEK, an AI-powered cyber threat prediction and intelligence platform, has raised $19 million (about Rs 162 crore) across its Seri... |
| May 10, 2025 | Neobanking platform Kaleidofin raised $5.3 M from IDH Farmfit Fund | In a fresh round of funding led by the IDH Farmfit Fund, the fintech neobanking platform Kaleidofin has raised $5.3 million, or roughly Rs 44.5 crore.
In September 2024, the Chennai-based startup raised $13.8 million. The Michael & Susa... |
| May 2, 2025 | Kaleidofin secures $5.3M from IDH Farmfit to boost agri-fintech offerings | Kaleidofin, a fintech company focused on financial inclusion for underserved segments, has secured a $5.3 million equity infusion from public-private impact fund IDH Farmfit. The latest investment brings the total funding in the company’s c... |
| Apr 30, 2025 | HexaHealth Raises USD 12 Mn Series A Led by Orios and 3one4 Capital to Transform Surgical Care The round also saw participation from new investors Enzia Ventures and ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, alongside existing backers Chiratae Ventures and Omidyar Network India. | HexaHealth, the Gurugram-based tech-enabled surgery care platform, has raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round led by Orios Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital. The round also saw participation from new investors Enzia Ventures and... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Streaming Giants and Storytelling Startups: A Tale of Triumph and Transition in India’s Digital Landscape | In the vast digital landscape of India, two narratives unfold: the roaring success of Amazon MX Player’s “Aashram” and the turbulent journey of Pratilipi, a digital storytelling platform. Both stories reflect the changing tides of entertain... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Jungle Ventures leads Series E funding in Pratilipi as Chinese VCs exit, valuation drops | Ranjeet Pratap Singh, co-founder and CEO, Pratilipi
Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures has led a Series E funding round of $20 million (about Rs 171 crore) in digital storytelling platform Pratilipi.
The round includes $12... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | IFC ropes in Omidyar director to replace former top exec Ruchira Shukla | |
| Jan 27, 2025 | A—B Partners Transforms into NewWorld | A—B Partners, the trailblazing storytelling and strategy firm, announced its evolution into NewWorld, a company reimagining how brands build trust and win in the era of misinformation. Through the launch of a disruptive national trust surve... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Kaleidofin secures $13.8 mn equity infusion by Rabo Partnerships & others | Kaleidofin Private Ltd, a financial services company focused on the informal sector, has secured $13.8 million in equity funding. Leading this round is Rabo Partnerships BV from the Netherlands with an $11 million investment.
The funding wi... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Kaleidofin's New Funding: A Boost for Financial Inclusion in India | In the bustling streets of Chennai, a financial revolution is brewing. Kaleidofin, a fintech firm, has secured $13.8 million in fresh funding. This round was led by Rabo Partnerships, a Netherlands-based investor, which contributed $11 mill... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Fintech Firm Kaleidofin Secures USD 13.8 Mn Funding Led by Rabo Partnerships The latest investment will fuel Kaleidofin's mission to expand its lending portfolio, enhance its credit scoring capabilities, and strengthen its risk services. | Chennai-based fintech firm Kaleidofin announced that it has raised USD 13.8 million in a funding round led by Netherlands-based Rabo Partnerships B V, which invested USD 11 million.
The remaining capital came from existing backers, includin... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Financial services startup Kaleidofin bags $14 mn in fresh round | Sucharita Mukherjee
Chennai-based financial services company Kaleidofin has raised $13.8 million in an equity round from various investors, and is expecting to receive around $10 million more in this financial year.
Netherlands-based Rabo P... |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Air conditioner and water purifier manufacturer Livpure raised $28 M from M&G Investments, Ncubate Capital | Producer of air conditioners and water purifiers Livpure has raised approximately Rs 25 crore ($3 million) from Ncubate Capital Partners and Rs 208 crore ($25 million) from M&G Investments via its Catalyst investment strategy.
According... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Livpure's Bold Leap: A New Era in Home Solutions | Livpure is making waves. The water purifier and air conditioner manufacturer has just secured a hefty Rs 233 crore (approximately $28 million) in funding. This financial boost comes from M&G Investments and Ncubate Capital Partners. It’... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Livpure raises $28 Mn from M&G Investments and Ncubate Capital | Water purifiers and air conditioners manufacturer Livpure has scooped up Rs 208 crore ($25 million) in funding from M&G Investments through its Catalyst investment strategy, and around Rs 25 crore ($3 million) from Ncubate Capital Partn... |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Flourish Ventures’ Ehrbeck, Kaushik on investment thesis, India plan and more | Premium
Flourish managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck (left) and Asia investment head Ravi Kaushik
Flourish Ventures, which counts eBay founder Pierre Omidyar as its sole limited partner (LP), was spun out from Omidyar Network in 2019 to focus o... |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Former Omidyar, TPG execs wind up VC firm as fundraising stalls | Premium
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A venture capital firm launched by former executives of Omidyar Network India and TPG Growth has winded up its operations after facing challenges in raising funds, two people aware of the development told VCCircle.... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | National Politics | Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries | “They don’t want to release this audio at all,” said Howell, executive director of the group’s oversight project. “They are doing the kitchen sink approach and they are absolutely freaked out they don’t have any good legal argument to stand... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | National Politics | Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere | The proposal’s demise highlighted internal divisions over campaign tactics and the party’s uncertainty over how to best utilize AI amid warnings from experts that the technology is supercharging the proliferation of disinformation.
Hannah M... |
| May 23, 2024 | Deals in brief: Tencent backs 13 winners of climate tech program, XSquare and Shomvob secure funding, Mighty Jaxx extends Series A+ round, and more | NewsDeals in brief: Alibaba injects another USD 230 million into Lazada, Arpwood Partners acquires majority stake in Sitara, five China deals, and more
Written by Marvin Goh Lazada, Sitara, and more led Tuesday’s headlines: Lazada received ... |
| May 15, 2024 | D.C. nonprofit raises another $152M to back fintechs in developing countries | |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Novata Launches Framework to Support ESG Integrated Disclosure Project | These new metrics help promote greater harmonization and consistency of disclosure of key ESG indicators for borrowers in private credit and syndicated loan transactions
Novata, a public benefit corporation and technology platform that prov... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Nigeria: Serena Williams' Investment Shows That Nigeria's Technology Sector Is Attractive - but Things Can Be Better | Nigeria is the leading African destination for foreign direct investments in technology startup businesses. Between 2015 and 2022, Nigerian technology startups have secured funding totalling just over US$2 billion. This is the highest amoun... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Can open-source technologies support open societies? | Introduction
In the 2020 “Roadmap for Digital Cooperation,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres highlighted digital public goods (DPGs) as a key lever in maximizing the full potential of digital technology to accelerate progress toward ... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Leading Academic Institutions Will Receive More Than $40 Million To Create Centers Challenging Neoliberalism | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of five leading academic institutions that will ... [+] receive a grant to establish a new center on the economy and society. getty |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Data Snapshot: Seed stage deals more than doubled for India agrifood startups in FY21 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletter to receive alerts about new re... |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Digital ID tech is moving fast. #GoodID will ensure it doesn’t break things | Robert Karanja Contributor
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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many technological shifts – how man... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | The woman who went public about Pinterest's workplace problems created a handbook to help tech workers safely become whistleblowers | A new handbook for would-be whistleblowers provides key insight about the daunting process.
The project is the work of Ifeoma Ozoma, the former Pinterest whistleblower, and several other groups.
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| Aug 1, 2021 | Former Pinterest whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma talks about why confidentiality agreements harm tech workers | Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma has become a leading face in the effort to prevent nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements from silencing workers from discussing instance of workplace misconduct, such as harassment and discrim... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Former Pinterest whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma talks about why confidentiality agreements harm tech workers | Ifeoma Ozoma Adria Malcolm
Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma has become a leading face in the effort to prevent nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements from silencing workers from discussing instance of workplace misconduct, suc... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Harambee Youth Accelerator acquires SA hiring app Giraffe | SA-based mobile recruitment platform Giraffe has been acquired by the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Giraffe’s existing base of jobseekers and employers will join the initiative over the month of June as Giraffe’s direct services tr... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Harambee Youth Accelerator acquires SA hiring app Giraffe | SA-based mobile recruitment platform Giraffe has been acquired by the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Giraffe’s existing base of jobseekers and employers will join the initiative over the month of June as Giraffe’s direct services tr... |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Talent key to helping AI sector unlock ‘huge opportunity’ | What’s next for the UK’s AI sector? That was the question asked at Tech Nation’s recent virtual event held to explore how the UK is scaling and levelling up its AI ecosystem.
The event was run in partnership with the UK Government’s Office... |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Sequoia Tops Indian Startup VC Charts In 2020 Amid Massive Unicorn Run | Despite the pandemic and the lockdown, the growth of Indian startups remained unfettered in 2020. The ecosystem grew up to be the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, with a new startup entering the unicorn club practically every m... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Invention Opportunity In Early Learning And Development | AppleTree Early Learning, Washington DC Tom Vander Ark |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Techpoint Awards 2020: Complete list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: Following GIG Logistics’ request to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of the Awards.
On January 1, 2020, T... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Top 10 EdTech Startups in India | BYJU’S- The Learning App is the brand name of popular Indian EdTech startup Think and Learn Private Ltd. It was founded by Byju Raveendran in 2011. The startup is headquartered in Bengaluru. |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Dollars down, deals up as investors change tack: India Agrifood Startup Investment Report 2020 | AgFunder today publishes the latest edition of the India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, its annual analysis of the latest agtech and foodtech funding trends in the world’s second-largest country.
Put together with the help of our frien... |
| Apr 24, 2020 | Bijak nets $12m Series A funding to update India’s ag commodities trade | Indian agri commodities trading platform Bijak has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global. Existing investors Omnivore, Omidyar Network, and Better Capital also took part, along with Sequoia Capital India’s early-stage pro... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Here are the nominees for Techpoint Nigerian Startup Awards 2020 | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: In accordance with GIG Logistics’ request following the decision to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of t... |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Omidyar Network Spins Off Education Portfolio Into Independent Investment Firm | The Omidyar Network is going through changes. Since 2018, the investment and philanthropic vehicle started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam, has spun off five independent firms that grew out of its investment activities.
Tod... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now.
Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t k... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now.
Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t ke... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Techfestival Questions The Ethics, Sustainability And Future Of Tech Behemoths | TECHFESTIVAL 2019Christian Bang |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Picterra Lands New Funding to Democratize Geospatial Mapping | |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likely... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likel... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | Paytm ties up with fintech startup Clix Finance for India’s rosy lending market | An increasing number of India’s populace and small businesses from its rural hinterlands are coming online through a series of digital pushes, including programs like Digital India and Startup India. The world’s second-most populous country... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Lessons Learned From the First Edtech Startup Competition in the Arab World | Even before the largest refugee crisis since WWII, governments across the Arab world have been struggling to provide quality education to serve a growing population of enrolled students. Even the top performing Arab country on the PISA is w... |
| Mar 24, 2019 | What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology | Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to w... |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Here’s what you need to know about Omidyar’s $300m fintech fund Flourish | Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network has spun out its financial inclusion initiative unit to launch Flourish, an evergreen venture fund that will back impact fintech startups.
In a statement last Thursday (7 March), Flourish said i... |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Here’s what you need to know about Omidyar’s $300m fintech fund Flourish | Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network has spun out its financial inclusion initiative unit to launch Flourish, an evergreen venture fund that will back impact fintech startups.
In a statement last Thursday (7 March), Flourish said ... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | Just under two days left to apply for Cities Alliance innovation grants | Innovators working on solutions that could improve tenure security, property and land rights in African cities have until Thursday to apply for up to $50 000 in grants from the Cities Alliance.
The Cities Alliance is a Belgian based global ... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | Just under two days left to apply for Cities Alliance innovation grants | Innovators working on solutions that could improve tenure security, property and land rights in African cities have until Thursday to apply for up to $50 000 in grants from the Cities Alliance.
The Cities Alliance is a Belgian based global... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5m debt facility for its Paylater mobile platform | Lagos based finance company OneFi today announced that is has secured a $5-million debt facility from New York and Nairobi-based debt platform Lendable.
In a statement today (8 March), OneFi said the investment will be used to deploy more ... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5m debt facility for its Paylater mobile platform | Lagos based finance company OneFi today announced that is has secured a $5-million debt facility from New York and Nairobi-based debt platform Lendable.
In a statement today (8 March), OneFi said the investment will be used to deploy more l... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | CEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrested | There’s serious concern around press freedom in the Philippines after Maria Ressa, the CEO of independent media company Rappler, was arrested last night.
Ressa, who was CNN’s bureau chief in Manila and then Jakarta prior to starting Rappler... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Omidyar Network Co-leads $4M Series A for Vyng | Vyng, an LA-based company focused on transforming how conversations start on mobile, announced it has raised $4 million in a Series A round, led by Omidyar Network India and returning investor March Capital Partners, with participation from... |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Pakistani Startup Tez Financial Services raises $1.1 Million in seed funding | Tez Financial Services, the first fully digital Non-Bank Microfinance Company (NBMFC) focused on serving the unbanked and underbanked in Pakistan, today announced that it has raised USD$1.1 million in a seed round led by Omidyar Network, th... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | SafeTraces Raises Further $10m for Series A from Bunge, S2G for Food Safety and Traceability Tech | Food safety and traceability technology startup SafeTraces has raised $10 million in extra Series A funding taking the total round to $16.5 million.
SafeTraces manufactures biological tracers — invisible, edible, odorless, and tasteless bar... |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Are Facebook, Twitter, and Google ready for the midterms? | Two years ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said “it was a pretty crazy idea” to think that foreign interference on his platform could have swayed the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
How times have changed. Now, not a week g... |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Ne-Yo wants to make Silicon Valley more diverse, one investment at a time | Dressed in a Naruto t-shirt and a hat emblazoned with the phrase “lone wolf,” Ne-Yo slouches over in a chair inside a Holberton School classroom. The Grammy-winning recording artist is struggling to remember the name of “that actor,” the on... |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Here are the eight Kenyan startups selected to pitch at Seedstars Nairobi | Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has selected the eight Kenyan startups to pitch at Seedstars Nairobi this Friday (21 September).
The eight will pitch in front of a panel of judges who include Africa’s Talki... |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Here are the eight Kenyan startups selected to pitch at Seedstars Nairobi | Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has selected the eight Kenyan startups to pitch at Seedstars Nairobi this Friday (21 September).
The eight will pitch in front of a panel of judges who include Africa’s Talk... |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Nigerian fintech Paga raises $10m in round led by Global Innovation Fund | Nigerian mobile payments company Paga has raised $10-million in a Series-B funding round led by London-based Global Innovation Fund.
Impact investors Goodwell Investments, Unreasonable Capital and Omidyar Network, along with Mauritius-based... |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Nigerian fintech Paga raises $10m in round led by Global Innovation Fund | Nigerian mobile payments company Paga has raised $10-million in a Series-B funding round led by London-based Global Innovation Fund.
Impact investors Goodwell Investments, Unreasonable Capital and Omidyar Network, along with Mauritius-base... |
| Aug 12, 2018 | First Round Joins $20M Series A for Wonderschool | Wonderschool (www.wonderschool.com) today announced $20 millionin Series A financing led by Andreessen Horowitz with general partner Jeff Jordan joining its board. The latest financing will be used to add additional products and services to... |