VC funding

Europe VC Dealmaking Slows in Q3, Startups Turn to Buyouts as Markets Cool
Europe VC Dealmaking Slows in Q3, Startups Turn to Buyouts as Markets Cool
November 03, 2022  |  Investments

Despite a continent-wide economic slowdown and comparatively deflated financial markets, Europe is on track to match last year’s record-breaking venture capital (VC) activity, which saw over...

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FoodTech Investments Help Streamline Africa’s Agriculture Trade, Connect Fragmented Supply Chains
FoodTech Investments Help Streamline Africa’s Agriculture Trade, Connect Fragmented Supply Chains
October 09, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Africa’s startup ecosystem raised nearly $5 billion in venture capital (VC) funding last year, twice as much as in 2020. For Zekarias Amsalu, founder and...

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Special Events Platform Carats & Cake Raises $10.6M
Special Events Platform Carats & Cake Raises $10.6M
September 22, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Carats & Cake, a financial operating system for the events industry, has raised $10.6 million in Series A funding. “With this latest financing, we plan...

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FTX Helps Raise Crypto Startup Mysten Labs Valuation to $2B
FTX Helps Raise Crypto Startup Mysten Labs Valuation to $2B
September 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency startup Mysten Labs has raised $300 million, bringing the valuation of the firm to more than $2 billion. As the Wall Street Journal reported...

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B2B Payment Funding Down — But Not Out
B2B Payment Funding Down — But Not Out
September 06, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital, private equity, seed and angel funding have been in the doldrums this summer, but there has been activity in the B2B payments space....

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El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
El Salvador Weekly: Bonds Bounce Back
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In late July, a Morgan Stanley analyst told clients that they should buy El Salvador’s badly distressed bonds, which have repeatedly been cut deep into...

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Female Entrepreneurs Poised for Boost From New Tech, Regulation, Interest in ESG
Female Entrepreneurs Poised for Boost From New Tech, Regulation, Interest in ESG
July 29, 2022  |  Startups

Female-led companies made meaningful gains in 2021, but the work of using digital technology to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs is just starting...

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Genesis Global Raises $20M in Additional Funding to Drive IT Innovation
Genesis Global Raises $20M in Additional Funding to Drive IT Innovation
July 27, 2022  |  Investments

Low-code application development platform Genesis Global raised $20 million from the Bank of America, BNY Mellon and Citi and follows a $200 million Series C...

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Flip Raises $60M at $500M Valuation to Expand Discovery eCommerce Platform
Flip Raises $60M at $500M Valuation to Expand Discovery eCommerce Platform
July 20, 2022  |  Retail

Discovery eCommerce startup Flip raised $60M in a Series B funding round that puts its valuation at $500 million as the company expands its social...

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