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4 keys to international expansion

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Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. For background, Rocket Internet has helped launch some very successful businesses internationally, including HelloFresh ($12.9

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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

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That might be a thing of the past for some businesses as African payments company Flutterwave today is announcing a collaboration with PayPal to allow PayPal customers globally to pay African merchants through its ‘Pay with PayPal’ feature. Going by this partnership, we can expect the majority of them to be global plays.

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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

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The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25 When CEO Noureddine Tayebi started Yassir, the plan was to build a super app that included services people — in the French-speaking Maghreb region consisting of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia — had little or no access to on one platform.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected ChatGPT to the internet with plugins available in alpha to users and developers on the waitlist. The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.) A source tells us Founders Fund is also investing.

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