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Camena Bioscience close $10 Series A financing as demand for DNA synthesis technology increases

Published: 03-07-2023 | 13:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Camena announced it has closed a $10m Series A financing round.

New PitchBook survey finds majority of venture capitalists have invested in AI

Published: 03-07-2023 | 11:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau

PitchBook has released findings from a new survey in partnership with Collision.

gigaroo raises $2.5m in pre-seed funding to revolutionize GenZ financial stability

Published: 03-07-2023 | 11:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau

gigaroo announced it has successfully raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding.

Aigen unveils world's first AI-driven, solar-powered, agricultural robotics platform

Published: 03-07-2023 | 11:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Agritech startup Aigen, unveiled an autonomous, scalable robotics platform.

Vesalius Biocapital announces first close of fourth fund raising €95m

Published: 29-06-2023 | 15:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Vesalius Biocapital announced the first close of its fourth fund, Vesalius Biocapital IV, securing over €95m.

Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its marketplace

Published: 29-06-2023 | 14:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu has raised $1m pre-seed funding.

Brex taps Jason Mok to support the next generation of founders

Published: 29-06-2023 | 13:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Brex announced that Jason Mok has joined the team to support commitment to serving startups and their founders.

IP Fabric announces $25m Series B funding to accelerate adoption of network assurance

Published: 29-06-2023 | 13:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau

IP Fabric announced it has closed $25 million Series B funding round.

Swiss medtech startup Berlin Heals completes financing round for its ongoing CE- study

Published: 29-06-2023 | 13:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Berlin Heals has developed a breakthrough method for therapy of heart failure.

Belgian startup NineID raises $2.6m to bridge the digital and physical worlds of corporate security

Published: 28-06-2023 | 11:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Belgian startup NineID announced raising $1.2m, closing its $2.6m seed round.

Kenyan startup MESH grows to reach 150,000 young entrepreneurs

Published: 28-06-2023 | 11:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Kenyan startup MESH, announced it has reached 150,000 members.

Nigerian healthtech startup Helium Health raises $30m Series B funding

Published: 28-06-2023 | 10:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Helium Health announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.

AdvisorCheck raises $1.8m to transform the way people vet and monitor financial advisors

Published: 28-06-2023 | 10:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau

AdvisorCheck has announced its $1.8 million seed round of funding.

1Fort raises $2m to automate and simplify cyber insurance for businesses

Published: 28-06-2023 | 10:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau

1Fort has completed a successful $2 million pre-seed round financing.

Italy’s Planckian closes €2.7m pre-seed round to develop quantum batteries

Published: 27-06-2023 | 18:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Planckian has raised over €2.7 million in pre-seed funding round led by Eureka! Venture.

NBA superstar Chris Paul joins plant-based startup Wicked Kitchen as investor

Published: 27-06-2023 | 18:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau

10-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul has joined the Wicked team as an investor.

Federato raises $25m Series B funding to continue catalyzing insurance's "AI moment"

Published: 27-06-2023 | 18:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Federato has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Caffeinated Capital.

Kenyan mobility startup Stima secures €100k investment

Published: 27-06-2023 | 17:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Stima Mobility has secured €100,000 investment from DEG Impulse.

Seedstars, Fondation Botnar launch youth Wellbeing Ventures with $20m investment in Africa

Published: 27-06-2023 | 17:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Seedstars Capital and Fondation Botnar have invested $20m for early-stage startups.

The role of crypto-friendly banks in facilitating financial inclusion, Plug and Play

Published: 26-06-2023 | 13:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Financial inclusion is a key aspect of economic growth and development.

Swave Photonics secures €10m to develop holographic augmented reality

Published: 26-06-2023 | 13:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Swave Photonics announced the successful closure of its seed round expansion.

Molten Ventures leads €5m round in Oliva to expand workplace mental health support

Published: 26-06-2023 | 12:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Molten Ventures has led a €5 million round in Oliva.

Focused Energy startup raises $82m funding to advance laser-based nuclear fusion

Published: 26-06-2023 | 11:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Focused Energy raised $11m in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $82m.

AI-enabled startup AvoMD raises $5m to combat clinician burnout

Published: 26-06-2023 | 11:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau

AvoMD announced it has closed $5 million in seed funding led by early-stage venture fund AlleyCorp.

SEI appoints Sneha Shah as Head of New Business Ventures

Published: 20-06-2023 | 15:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau

SEI has announced the appointment of Sneha Shah as an Executive Vice President and Head of New Business Ventures.

Stellantis Ventures seeds innovation with investments into sustainable mobility

Published: 16-06-2023 | 15:21:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Stellantis Ventures has been formed to support 'Dare Forward 2030' strategic plan.

Haul247 secures $3m seed funding to drive innovation in Africa’s logistics industry

Published: 16-06-2023 | 15:07:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Haul247 has raised $3 million in a seed funding round.

Germany joins Europe Startup Nation Alliance (ESNA)

Published: 16-06-2023 | 14:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Europe's largest economy, has joined Europe Startup Nation Alliance (ESNA).

Orange partners with Digital Africa to strengthen the growth of African startups

Published: 16-06-2023 | 14:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Orange has partnered with Digital Africa, to promote and strengthen African startups.

Decentralized identity startup Intuition raises $4m funding round

Published: 16-06-2023 | 13:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Decentralized infrastructure provider Intuition has raised $4 million in a seed round fundraise.

Chatbots with fraud detection software are revolutionizing underwriting, Plug and Play

Published: 14-06-2023 | 16:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Chatbots are dramatically reshaping the insurance industry.

Manganum attracts second round of seed investment from Mitgo

Published: 14-06-2023 | 16:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Manganum has received has two rounds of investment from global IT company Mitgo.

Hexagon calls for startups to apply for its third Sixth Sense cohort

Published: 14-06-2023 | 15:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau

Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced a call for startups to apply for its third Sixth Sense cohort.

Foodtech startup PartnerSlate raises $4m from to accelerate growth

Published: 14-06-2023 | 15:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau

PartnerSlate has raised $4 million round led by Supply Change Capital.

German autonomous, electric trucking startup FERNRIDE raises $31m Series A funding

Published: 14-06-2023 | 15:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau

FERNRIDE has secured $31m Series A funding.

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Interviews.

[Interview] Caroline Mutuku, General Manager, Glovo, Kenya

Caroline Mutuku is Kenya's General Manager of multi-category app Glovo. Caroline joined Glovo in December 2022 from Swvl Kenya where she also served as the General Manager from December 2021. In this interview...read more here

[Interview] Renate Swanepoel, COO, INC. Networking

Renate Swanepoel is an entrepreneur, global networker and inspirational speaker that has helped thousands of people around the world to find their purpose. She has gained significant networking and communication...read more here

[Interview] Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa

Anne-Marie Chidzero is the Chief Investment Officer at the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) Investments. In this interview, she talks about the risks and opportunities in backing Africa’s early-stage startups...read more here

[Interview] James Kilpatrick, Chair, Gravitilab, UK

Gravitilab is a "Space as a Service" business providing research, testing and qualification facilities to space agencies, government, academia and commercial enterprises. The company’s Chair and Chief Finance Officer...read more here

[Interview] Ramanjeet Singh, CEO, Woosper, USA

Woosper is a US-based digital advertising and marketing agency focused on creating experiences that help clients discover their place in the digital world. The CEO Ramanjeet Singh...read more here

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