TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Bondaval , the London-based B2B insurtech that gives credit teams assurance that customers will fulfill their financial obligations, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Talis Capital. TechCrunch last covered Bondaval when it announced its seed funding in October 2021. Its clients now include BP and Shell.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

AltSchool, which is now Altitude Learning) has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its efforts, said chief executive Adewale Yusuf to TechCrunch. Nigeria’s Decagon raises millions to finance and train software engineers. The company (not to be confused with U.S. African tech took center stage in 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Taeillo , a Lagos-based startup innovating around these issues relating to time, quality and cost via its online furniture e-commerce store, has raised $2.5 million in “expansion” funding from Aruwa Capital, a Nigeria-based early-stage growth equity and gender-lens fund. . Made.com raises another $56 million.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

On the Chain Reaction podcast, Haney announced for the first time that her new company was about to close its second institutional funding round. million round with new investors Unusual Ventures and Sogal Ventures leading the funding alongside existing investor Castle Island, a spokesperson for the company told us.

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Donorbox

APRIL 25, 2022

Crowdfunding has become increasingly popular way to fundraise among nonprofits – it’s an effective way to reach a wide audience, raising both awareness and critical funds. The post Top 7 GoFundMe Alternatives for Fundraising Success appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Skiff’s co-founders Andrew Milich (CEO) and Jason Ginsberg (CTO) announced today that the startup has raised $3.7 million in seed funding from venture firm Sequoia Capital, just over a year since Skiff was founded in March 2020. It’s an idea that has already attracted the attention of investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Venture capital investors focused on food tech are calling 2023 the year when alternative seafood startups will make notable strides. Within the past year, TechCrunch reported on a number of those investments into startups producing alternatives to traditional seafood. In total, Aqua has raised just over $8 million, Palermo said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The first is on some former Googlers rallying around their peer Caesar Sengupta, who raised $90 million to scale Arta Finance, a company that will provide individuals similar access to alternative assets that are usually reserved for the ultrawealthy. And for his next act… : Manish was on a roll again today, covering some cool stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

As consumers’ interest in the environment and nutrition rises, food-tech companies join the race to invent meat alternatives. In 2021, alternative seafood companies received $175 million in investment globally, increasing 92% from 2020. The new round of funding, which brings its total raised to $14.1

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

An alternative payment network with connected wallets allowing a mobile money user to transact with a bank account would fix this problem, and that’s the premise of Ghana-based fintech Dash. Today, the unified payments app is announcing that it has raised $32.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In Deloitte’s 2019 report , the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem to reduce costs and make operations more efficient by providing automated insights and alternative data, analysis and risk management. Akros just raised $2.3 The latest funding, which brings Akros’s total amount raised to $6.1

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Badili , a Kenya-based smartphone re-commerce startup, has raised $2.1 million pre-seed funding to scale its operations within Africa; one of the fastest-growing mobile phone market in the world. Smartphone re-commerce platform Cashify bags $90 million in new funding. Smartphone re-commerce startup Badili raises $2.1M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

In fact, some investors feel that 2023 will be the year when alternative seafood companies and products make notable strides. More than $178 million was pumped into alternative seafood in the first half of 2022, and the market’s value is poised to reach $1.6 I do not expect the first alternative seafood unicorn to happen in 2023.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This funding comes after the company’s $30 million Series B round — $23.75 Per Crunchbase , Twiga has raised over $100 million in both debt and equity financing rounds. Kenya’s Twiga Foods eyes West Africa after $30M raise led by Goldman. The funding will be used to test the concept out. million equity and $6.25

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Priyanka Srinivas is the co-founder and CEO of Live Green Co , a Chilean food tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to suggest plant-based alternatives for meat and artificial additives in food. Here are five things green founders should remember when seeking VC funding at this moment. More posts by this contributor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Don’t be afraid to reach out to event sponsors, grant funders and major donors to see if they’d be willing to work with you on how unspent funds are allocated, such as event table sponsorships. If fundraising via events, instead find creative ways to continue to raise funds virtually.”. “We Fundraising event alternatives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. 8) Digital download donation rewards.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds. 8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use ChatGPT to Raise More Before diving into the impressive capabilities of ChatGPT, it’s important to acknowledge that it does have limitations.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Post , a Twitter alternative of sorts that’s rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize their readership — has opened its doors to the public. The company isn’t currently raising but is hiring. ” Post’s service as it stands today reflects that philosophy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. I’ve been there. And it’s frustrating.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

The 100,000-square-foot facility was financed in part by a $150 million Series C round of capital raised last year and a brand new extension round of $22 million. Now, the company’s total funding to date is over $250 million. With the new facility and funding, Meati is on par to reach that sales rate.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Avalanche , a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some well-known crypto funds. Other participants in the private sale include R/Crypto Fund, Dragonfly, CMS Holdings, Collab+Currency and Lvna Capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Coming off a year of exponential growth, it has raised a $48 million Series B to provide more alternative payment solutions to its millions of merchants and consumers. Chinese internet giant Tencent led the round, with other investors Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund participating. Ozow is one such player.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

The facts are clear: Startups are finding funding increasingly difficult to secure, and even unicorns appear cornered, with many lacking both capital and a clear exit. But equity rounds aren’t the only way for a company to raise money — alternative and other non-dilutive financing options are often overlooked. The result?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Venture capital funding continued its slump through the end of 2022, and there aren’t any real signs things are going to pick back up for a while. Does it ever make more sense to raise a structured round over taking a valuation cut? That means more doom and gloom ahead for startups looking to fundraise.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

OneOrder , Egypt’s supply chain solutions provider for restaurants, has raised $3 million seed funding led by Nclude with participation from A15, and Delivery Hero Ventures. The latest funding brings the total funding raised by the startup to $10.5. million, including $6.5 Vendease gets $3.2M

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

The idea is to provide a digital alternative to physical games where that’s practical, and do so with the maximum benefit and minimum compromise. Fortunately things have progressed to the point where a company like The Last Gameboard can raise $4 million to help cover the cost of creating that market. This has been updated.).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Shared electric micromobility giant Lime has closed a $523 million raise in convertible debt and term loan financing, money that Lime CEO Wayne Ting says is the next step on the company’s path to going public next year. That debt will convert into shares automatically when Lime goes public.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sengupta said Wednesday his startup, rebranded as Arta Finance, will work to provide individuals access to alternative assets that have so far largely been limited to the ultrawealthy. On Arta, customers will gain access to investment opportunities in alternative assets including private equity, venture capital, private debt and real-estate.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Today, one of the trailblazers in this area, Kuda Technologies , is announcing funding to continue building out its specific ambition: to provide a modern banking service for Africans and the African diaspora, or as co-founder and CEO Babs Ogundeyi describes them, “every African on the planet, wherever you are in the world.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Union54 hopes to create a homegrown alternative to Mastercard or Visa. Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And now, Schnapp is turning to investing platform Republic to give his fans, and the masses, an opportunity to invest in the company behind the Nutella alternative for as little as $50. I could definitely see myself launching a venture capital fund in the next year,” Schnapp told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Black founders are seeing a year-over-year decline in Q1 funding, according to new Crunchbase data that looked at seed, venture, private equity and corporate venture capital funding allocated to Black entrepreneurs. This might be a good time to look for alternative funding avenues, according to founders TechCrunch+ spoke with.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

French startup Kate has raised a $7.6 million (€7 million) funding round from a bunch of business angels. It plans to use the funding to develop an alternative to regular cars (electric or not) by making something smaller, cheaper and easier to maintain.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

and Europe, today announced that it has raised $65 million, with $50 million of those as a Series B funding round co-led by Albacore Capital Group and $15 million in convertible notes. The company, which previously raised a $20 series A round in 2021, now has a valuation of $300 million.

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