TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. In January 2020, the pair made the fund official, with Aboyeji as general partner and Enegesi as limited partner.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

If you have donated to a nonprofit within the last 12 months, then please take the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report ! Digital payments are the future of online fundraising, yet of the 25 nonprofits donated to, none of them are an early adopter. One nonprofit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation , did accept Bitcoin.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

A group of former executives from Binance , one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, has created a $100 million venture fund, the team told TechCrunch on Thursday. The fund will be focused on the metaverse and bringing greater crypto adoption to emerging markets like Latin America and Africa, Zhang said to TechCrunch. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

This is certainly due to the global, social, and political climate, however its also due to trends that are transforming the tech industry itself. Integrated Intelligence: HubSpots AI is built into the platform, helping your team more quickly and easily adopt and realize the value of your existing investment.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

As traditional funding models shift and societal needs evolve, nonprofits are being called upon to adapt and innovate to create lasting change. This increased need is coupled with a potential shift in funding priorities, as philanthropic organizations and governments allocate more resources to address climate-related emergencies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

Among the largest beneficiaries of the fintech capital were Opay , which raised $400 million in Series C funding, Flutterwave , which got $170 million in a Series C round, and TymeBank , which raised $180 million in Series B. This amount was also more than double the $1.35

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We believe that pairing clinically-backed protocols with an efficient mobile-first delivery is the key to break down the barriers to access for millions of patients globally.” Larger clients may already have EAP (employee assistance programs), but Chew said those are often underutilized, with an average adoption rate of 1% to 2%.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Password management platform 1Password has closed a massive $620 million Series C funding round that raises the company’s valuation to $6.8 The bumper funding round follows an impressive year of growth for 1Password. The round also attracted investment from investors Ryan Reynolds , Robert Downey Jr. and Justin Timberlake.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On Friday, Tiger Global said it is backing their startup, CreditBook , to help address those challenges. We are excited to partner with CreditBook and make Tiger Global’s first investment into Pakistan,” said John Curtius, a Partner at Tiger Global, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

For years, tech publications run by local digital media startups have worked hard behind the scenes in placing African startups at the faces of global investors, shaping the narrative of African tech and its build-up to an inflection point last year. million in seed funding to expand its audience and build new verticals.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Apna announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in a round led by Tiger Global. TechCrunch reported last month that Tiger Global, an existing investor in Apna, was in talks to lead a $100 million financing round in the startup at the unicorn valuation. ” Tiger Global goes super aggressive in India.

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TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. CB Insights released its global State of Venture report last week, while PitchBook issued its own U.S. And it wasn’t only funding. in the second quarter of 2022. Everything was down.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s been estimated that 30% of annual giving occurs between GivingTuesday and December 31, and more than 25% of nonprofits raise nearly 50% of annual funds via year-end monetary donations, according to authors of the Recurring Giving Report. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. Have a thank you plan. Make it personal.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Leading the round this time was Tiger Global, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 participating. This latest round gives the company $300 million in total funding raised in the past two years and a $1.5 The global last-mile delivery market is already valued at over $100 billion and is poised to grow to $146.96 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tiger Global co-led the pre-Series A round of $5.2 The funding from the all-equity round will be used to build a business around the offerings created by Vecmocon, Asati said. Such customers stand to win greatly by adopting Vecmocon’s platform which allows them to launch high-performance vehicles faster to the market.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

million in seed funding. . A slew of investors participated in the financing, including MetaProp, Agya Ventures, Concrete Rose, Debut Capital, The Community Fund, Consonance Capital, Lightspeed Scout Fund and Jason Calacanis’ LAUNCH syndicate. Mali-born Fatima Dicko founded Los Angeles-based Sugar in March 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

According to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn , the use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the last six months with 75% of global workers reporting using it. Many leaders – 60% – worry their organization’s leadership lacks a plan and vision to implement AI properly.*

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

DeHaat, a startup that offers a wide-range of agricultural services to farmers in India , has raised $60 million in a new funding round as it looks to deepen its penetration in the country and reach break-even profitability within two years. Kumar acknowledged that raising funds in the current market scenario isn’t a walk in the park.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Regional inflation, weak currencies, high unemployment rates, and economic uncertainty are a couple of reasons behind this growing adoption. Peer to peer transactions and retail trading are two of the biggest drivers of crypto adoption on the continent. Bundle’s numbers might not seem impressive from a global standpoint.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

For example, Helping Rhinos links to registration information for their 2021 Global Gala for Rhinos in their bio and asks people to register by visiting “the link in their bio.” According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

million in funding from a group of investors including Haystack, Liquid 2 and Basis Set Ventures. The pair were creating subscription kits and learning materials for parents concerned about how their children would be learning during the global pandemic. On Friday the company announced it was emerging from stealth with $1.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Vessel Capital , a web3 venture fund, has emerged from stealth with $55 million in assets under management to invest in infrastructure and applications, the firm exclusively told TechCrunch. The fund is “evergreen” and has the potential for the capital pool to be increased, he added. It will be deployed over a five-year period. “We

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 22, 2025

Samsung Electronics collaborated with Patagonia and the global conservation organization Ocean Wise to launch one in 2023. France was first to adopt a law to mandate that new washing machines sold in the country have a microfiber filter, though implementation has been delayed. Dwyer is optimistic about progress.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Africa Health Holdings , a healthcare startup running several hospitals, has secured $18 million in a Series A round, funds that will go toward building its “tech-forward healthcare system” across Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Delle is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and a Harvard and Oxford graduate.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

million seed funding round co-led by Nexus Venture Partners and Andreesen Horowitz. “Monorepo adoption is exploding worldwide, driven by advantages like ease of collaboration, shared codebase visibility, dependency management, and refactoring,” said Abhishek Sharma, managing director at Nexus Venture Partners.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2025

While nonprofits were already struggling in a climate of decreasing donors and increasing donor churn , funding freezes from the federal government have created a host of challenges. ” Instead, your focus needs to be on consolidation, adoption, activation, removing friction, and regular review.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Digital campaigns eliminate expenses related to venues, printed materials, and travel, enabling nonprofits to allocate more funds directly to their cause. By adopting online fundraising as a key path to generating financial support, organizations can appeal to a younger, tech-savvy donor base that prefers to support causes digitally.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. The startup also plans to expand its team in preparation for the commercialization of AXIS later this year to cater to the rapidly growing market of gamers, tech adopters, content creators and fitness enthusiasts.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

million in pre-seed funding led by European VC firm Target Global. Explaining why the company adopted this strategy, the CEO said, “ I think that’s from my core focus — one of the things I got from Google, which is to make a core group of people love you first. The CEO was one of the earliest female founders in Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

of Africans are insured , which is less than half the global average of 6.3%, making it the least insured continent in the world. The three-year-old company is unbundling insurance products for several businesses to increase inclusion and adoption on the continent. As many as 2.8% Despite the abysmal number, there’s some good news.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

One year after raising $16 million , construction technology company Buildots is back to claim another $30 million, this time in Series B funding. This gives the company $46 million in total funding, Roy Danon, co-founder and CEO of Buildots, told TechCrunch. Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia and China.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. Is online giving growing rapidly as well?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Last June, global architecture and design firm Gensler named Elizabeth Brink and Jordan Goldstein as co-CEOs, succeeding Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins, who jointly led the company for nearly 20 years. The prior CEOs, who actually were mentors to both of us, have now stepped into global chair roles. and Fast Company.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

NotCo , a food technology company making plant-based milk and meat replacements, wrapped up another funding round this year, a $235 million Series D round that gives it a $1.5 This funding round follows an undisclosed investment in June from Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer through his firm EHI. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

billion (post-money) in eight months following a fresh $135 million funding, it said today, as the Indian cryptocurrency exchange looks to aggressively expand its product offerings and talent base, including some to double down on compliances in the world’s second largest internet market. CoinDCX has doubled its valuation to $2.15

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

The New York-based company raised a $20 million Series A in a round of funding led by Sonoma Brands and including Global Founders Capital, Monogram Capital, Lakehouse Ventures and Brand Foundry. The new investment gives Mixlab total funding of $30 million, said Fred Dijols, co-founder and CEO of Mixlab.

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