Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs and Former CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA. International organizations planning their fundraising strategies for the new decade and looking for new funding sources may be wondering how to maximize their success in attracting U.S. Global Giving.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The round, led by Tiger Global — the VC firm’s third major investment in Africa this year after Flutterwave and FairMoney — also had participation from new investors Target Global (an investor in neobank Kuda), General Catalyst, and SBI Investment. Tiger Global confirmed it led the investment in an email to TechCrunch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com and journalist dedicated to helping others better their productivity. There are strict rules regarding what you can do to collect funds, and what you’re allowed to do with that money once you have it to retain your nonprofit status. 2) Donations via the Gaming Industry.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups.

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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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

After 23 years as part of advertising and marketing services holding company IPG, creative agency R/GA bought back its independence through a new partnership between R/GAs global management and private equity firm Truelink Capital. R/GAs current major global clients still include Google, Samsung, Moncler, TurboTax, Nike, and Eli Lilly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This program promotes efficient water use in homes and businesses throughout the country by offering a simple way to make purchasing decisions that conserve water without sacrificing quality or product performance. Global Trends in Giving Report. Provide campaign updates and emphasize how these funds will make a positive impact.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

The new funding brings its total raised to about $10 million. ” The new funding will be used on LottieFiles’ product roadmap, expanding its infrastructure and increasing its global user base. The platform includes Lottie creation, editing and testing tools, and a marketplace for animations.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

In fact, according to Gallup about 85 percent of people in the global workplace are either not engaged or disengaged. It’s hard to be productive with a sore back. Budget funds for upgrades to home offices. I like the way this concept combines productivity with recreation. Promote Wellness.

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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. Rather than adding yet another product for you to buy, there is a built-in help Agent to assist you in building the lists, reports, and tasks that you need.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

fintech funding since 2018, according to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 Report. But overall, while total fintech funding globally was down markedly last year compared to 2021, numbers were still higher than 2020. Specifically, global fintech funding amounted to $75.2 fintech funding in 2022 was down 50% to $32.8

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Individuals or businesses buying furniture in Africa can purchase from local furniture stores or global furniture retailers like IKEA. million in “expansion” funding from Aruwa Capital, a Nigeria-based early-stage growth equity and gender-lens fund. . When Dada launched the platform, its target audience was solely businesses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As the global pandemic continues to limit the ability to hold in-person fundraising events , nonprofits are forced to create new and “virtual” giving opportunities. They can personally cast the vision of why funds are needed during these challenging times. They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It also became clear there was a great demand for its subscription-based product — it has had over 68,000 unfulfilled requests since launching — even though apartments listed on its platform can be pricey for the average renter in Lagos. million seed funding led by Los Angeles–based early-stage VC firm MaC Venture Capital.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

On Wednesday, July 13, Bill Gates started a Twitter thread with an interesting observation: Several huge global setbacks over the past few years have left many people discouraged and wondering whether the world is destined to get worse. How can your nonprofit access those funds? It’s not interesting because it’s a revelation.

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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

JULY 18, 2022

Japanese commerce enabler AnyMind , which helps brands and influencers’ online operations, has closed a ¥5 billion (approximately $36 million) Series D round on the back of that boost to make additional acquisitions in Japan and globally. The Series D funding, which brings its total funding to date to approximately $91.7

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

As part of its ongoing efforts to infuse its products with AI-powered capabilities, Adobe released a new tool that transforms still images into video in less than two minutes, guided only by text prompts. Products grow when they are actually good and they solve customer pain points, Yona says. The companys overall 2024 revenue of $95.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Indian insurtech Acko is in late-stage discussions to secure $120 million in a funding round at a time when weak global market conditions have subdued large financing deliberations in the South Asian market. Amazon-backed Acko nears $120 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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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. Something needed to be done to cut down on fraud so that insurance companies can reinvest into creating cheaper products for the end consumer,” Mascot said in an interview with TechCrunch. As many as 2.8%

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Greycroft , the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds. ” We are thrilled to announce the closing of over $1 billion of capital commitments across new funds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Three years after announcing its sixth fund, OpenView Venture Partners is back with $570 million in capital commitments for its new, seventh fund. It represents a 25% increase over the firm’s $450 million sixth fund, its largest to date. That gives you a range, and that range is from right about where we closed the fund.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

It’s a great way to tear the curtain back a bit and get unvarnished commentary from the folks building, and funding, what they consider to be the future. Hear why Kleiner Perkins went all in on Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global on TechCrunch Live by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch See you there!

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Kippa said the investment will allow it to develop financial products that help SMEs grow their businesses and grow its team in Nigeria. million pre-seed from Target Global and other investors last November. in new funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch. The company announced its $3.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Mayfair itself is not a bank, but rather a fintech company that offers FDIC-insured products through an Arkansas-based bank called Evolve Bank & Trust. Notably, Mayfair managed to raise $10 million in venture funding across a $2 million pre-seed and $8 million seed round before it had even settled on its current concept.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Sponsored by GalaBid – a digital fundraising platform that helps thousands of nonprofits raise funds through live and online silent auctions, digital raffles, and donations. Online silent auctions help non-profits raise funds effectively without having to organize a full-scale in-person event. Want to see for yourself?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Texas A&M University has brought AR/VR production into its celebrated Visualization program , letting students learn to build state-of-the-art virtual productions before they leave college. Xreal announced in January 2024 it had raised an additional $60 million in funding for further development of its AR glasses.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

One such company is BlockFi , which today announced it has closed on a massive $350 million Series D funding that values it at $3 billion. million in a seed round of funding that closed in 2018 and was led by ConsenSys Ventures and included participation from SoFi. . The Jersey City, New Jersey-based startup raised $1.6

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

The company has closed a $450 million Series C round with Tiger Global Management leading the round — Greenoaks Capital and all existing investors are also participating. It focuses on large merchants and tries to make its product as customizable as possible so that you integrate it as an infrastructure partner in your product.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

He had watched his parents’ Italian restaurant locations dwindle during the economic downturn in 2007–2008 and now was seeing the global pandemic take a similar toll on restaurants. Zitti launched in March 2022 after taking in $4 million of pre-seed funds in late 2021. That’s a big part of our mission.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The startup has closed three funding rounds of Series B within the past six months, bringing the company’s total raised to over $70 million. The fresh capital was led by an undisclosed global fintech fund with participation from existing investors East Ventures, GGV Capital, eWTP and Emtek. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

SeamlessHR , a Nigeria-based company that wants to help African businesses “leverage the continent’s greatest asset: abundant human capital” with its cloud-based human resources (HR) and payroll software, has raised $10 million in Series A funding for its next phase of growth and regional expansion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. . Image Credits: Flutterwave.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Long payment cycles, which can take 30-90 days after services or products have been rendered, and little or no capital, of which research says 85% of African small and medium businesses are subject to, are the main culprits of cash flow issues. So we are trying to dig deep into which credit products work for certain verticals.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 13, 2025

So far we mostly have academic demonstrations rather than the real-world, commercialized products that large language models are today. One of Anthropics early investors is James McClave, whose BEMC Foundation helps fund Future Perfect. Our reporting remains editorially independent.) percent of the workforce do other work we like more.

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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. It was a viral social media campaign in 2014 aimed at raising awareness and funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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