TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Eden Life , strategically positioning itself as the go-to platform for home service needs, has raised a $1.4 Africa-focused VCs Samurai Incubate, Future Africa, Village Global, Rising Tide Africa and Enza Capital participated. million seed round to deepen its market share. LocalGlobe, a U.K.-based

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. of all revenue raised in 2016. Source: 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report. Source: 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Organization Name] is a global network of philanthropy organizations, changemakers, and critical thinkers committed to ensuring that philanthropy reaches its fullest potential by serving as a catalyst for social change and social progress. For every 1,000 fundraising messages sent, nonprofits raised $78. Global Trends in Giving Report.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

But in countries such as South Africa and Egypt, there is a newfound surge in demand for such services. Beco Capital led the five-month-old startup’s seed round, while A15 and Global Ventures participated. And like any BNPL service, the company wants to incentivize a portion of this demographic at checkout, in-store or online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2018

They experimented with placement and color, SEO, and new email marketing services, such as ConstantContact and MailChimp. Now, nearly two decades after the launch of Groundspring’s fundraising service ( acquired by Network for Good in 2005 ), online fundraising averages 8% of a nonprofit’s total annual revenue. Newly Released!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He focuses primarily on investments in software and technology-enabled business services. Should SaaS founders be raising capital now? The global software as a service (SaaS) industry is sustaining its steep growth trajectory, but developing and pricing professional services is oftentimes a difficult proposition for SaaS companies.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Since its inception, about 115,000 nonprofits in more than 50 countries have leveraged this program globally to help promote their organizations and missions online. Educating the Public: Campaigns can raise awareness around key issues, helping nonprofits fulfill their missions by informing and engaging communities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. reported for “informal helping.” reported for “informal helping.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The latest company to score a significant funding round is Zuoyebang , which announced toda y (link in Chinese) that it has raised a $1.6 Other participants included returning investors Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital China and FountainVest Partners. Chinese online learning app Zuoyebang raises $750M.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Global financial transactions are facilitated mainly by payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard. Today, the unified payments app is announcing that it has raised $32.8 Instead, its wallet allows users to access a plethora of services they can’t find on their traditional provider. Africa has it different.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

InVideo, a Mumbai-based startup that has built a video creation and editing platform, has raised $15 million as it looks to court more users and customers worldwide. Tiger Global, Hummingbird, RTP Global and Base also participated in the round. Some of these customers are white-labeling InVideo platform to their own clients.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

However, according to a 2023 study from Ipsos Global Trends , 72% of consumers are concerned that in the future, governments and public services wont look after citizens, thereby widening the large gap nonprofits must step in to fill. Google matched employee donations and the campaign raised over $800,000. Where to donate?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

million after adding $2 million to its prior raise. According to the trio, Arist raised its initial $1.9 The founders said that the new funds were raised at a higher price-point than its previous seed tranche. The founders said that the new funds were raised at a higher price-point than its previous seed tranche.

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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.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

With its Series C round , the company raised $450 million at a $15 billion valuation — it represents a 167% valuation jump in 12 months, which is not too bad. Unlike Stripe , Checkout.com focuses specifically on large global enterprise merchants with a high volume of transactions. Why did Checkout.com raise so much money?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Revel , an NFT or “social collectibles” platform, raised $7.8 The raise included investors from Union Square Ventures, Sfermion, 6th Man Ventures, Gaingels, Wagmi Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Global Impact Ventures, Hansa Labs and Polygon, among others. Revel raises $7.8M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Refyne has raised a new financing round, just seven months after securing its previous funding, as the Bengaluru-based startup scales its platform that helps workers access their earned salaries in real time. Tiger Global led Refyne’s $82 million Series B funding, the two said Wednesday. times since the Series A in June.

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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. Customer service is important in healthcare as is dignity and empathy. We kept that in mind when starting Mixlab.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

2019 marks the 20-year anniversary of the release of the first “Donate Now” service and while some online fundraising pioneers envisioned the tools available today, for many the evolution of online giving, especially through social media, would have been unimaginable. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live!

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

They are the backbone of most economies: Globally, SMEs represent about 90% of existing businesses and create more than 50% of employment. South Africa’s Yoco raises $16 million to boost digital services to small businesses. Yoco has raised a total of $107 million. Now, that number has quintupled. Image Credits: Yoco.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Even before Facebook helped raise $10 million dollars for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for Hurricane Harvey relief, Facebook “Donate” buttons and fundraisers created by Facebook users were popping up in the feed with increased frequency. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. 14% said Twitter. 10% said Instagram.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 47% of nonprofits purchased Facebooks Ads in 2019. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 32% of online donors gave through Facebook Charitable Giving Tools in 2020. Then, target a global, open audience. Of those, 89% said they would likely do it again.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr). Email raises 26% of online revenue , but social media is growing in strength. data , Global data ). According the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , only 32% of NGOs worldwide have a written social media strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

With so much noise on social channels during this global day of giving, you may be wondering how your nonprofit can stand out and more effectively fundraise for its mission. ProTip: To discover new hashtags related to your mission, Best-Hashtags has a free search service for Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Lambda Labs new 1-Click service provides on-demand, self-serve GPU clusters for large-scale model training without long-term contracts. SambaNova Systems takes another tack with its SambaNova Cloud, an AI inference service. And in October, the company opened its first global quantum data center outside the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

In total, Alerzo has raised more than $20 million since its launch. “Growing up in Ibadan, I watched my mother operate two informal retail stores to raise my three siblings and me. Alerzo also plans to launch AlerzoPay, the company’s cashless payments and lending platform, as well as a portfolio of new business support services.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that aims to build “DeFi for traditional finance,” has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding led by CM Ventures. Vo says he was motivated to start Productfy because he believed that the financial services industry has “largely failed the most vulnerable people in our society.”. “We’re

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business. ” He added that Bolt is working on partnering with more city governments to build out its services as part of their updated transportation strategies. .

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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. The seed round was a mix of $7 million equity and $10 million debt.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2021

German drone technology startup Wingcopter has raised a $22 million Series A – its first significant venture capital raise after mostly bootstrapping. with plans for an American facility, both for flight testing to satisfy FAA requirements for operational certification, as well as eventually for U.S.-based based drone production.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

Superscript , an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding. customers including SMEs, sole traders, and landlords, and an advised broking service called SuperscriptQ that’s available in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Startup pitches with promises to provide various services to Africans — across different sectors — are commonplace now. In addition, Norebase upsells on other services as long as they abide by regulatory and compliance requirements. The continent is also home to more than 1.2 Here’s a use case on how it works.

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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. The number one concern was “if we go virtual, will we raise money?” Services like ClickBid make it easy to broadcast videos (either live or pre-recorded) to your donors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Micromobility startup Voi has raised $45 million, funds it says will be used to research and develop technology that will improve safety, keep users from riding on sidewalks and ensure scooters are properly parked. Voi says having physical racks will help “create a sustainable service for cities and the people living in them.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

On the heels of Heroes announcing a $200 million raise earlier today, to double down on buying and scaling third-party Amazon Marketplace sellers, another startup out of London aiming to do the same is announcing some significant funding of its own. North Wall Capital was behind the debt portion of the deal.

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