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Kenyan climate tech startup Amini raises $4 million seed funding raises to accelerate growth into new sectors
Amini’s successful raise follows a $2 million pre-seed funding round that closed in March 2023. The pre-seed round was led by Pale Blue Dot, backed by Superorganism who also participated in this seed round alongside new investors such as Satgana.
RevRoad Capital raises $61m to scale early stage startups in Utah
RevRoad Capital announced a $61 million final close of its first fund.
Insurtech startup QuoteWell comes out of stealth, raises $15m Series A funding round
QuoteWell has announced the launch of its brokerage operations.
xtype secures $10.8m funding to amplify its impact in the ServiceNow market amidst soaring demand
xtype, the agile software delivery company, has secured $10.8m additional funding.
Quantum Systems secures €63.6m to bolster European resilience through aerial intelligence
Quantum Systems has announced the completion of €63.6m Series B funding.
Dublin-based Kota raises €5m to enable employers to cover employees’ benefits
Kota, an all-in-one platform to automate insurance, has raised €5m seed round.
Circu Li-ion receives €8.5m seed funding to automate sustainable battery recycling
Circu Li-ion has announced the closing of a €8.5m seed financing round.
Former JP Morgan exec Jeremy Balkin launches innovative payment solution TodayPay
TodayPay has emerged from stealth mode to unveil payment technology solution.
Cecilian Partners secures growth funding from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain
Cecilian Partners has secured growth capital from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain.
Estonian startup Bisly raises €3.6m for energy-saving building automation in EU
Bisly has closed a €3.6 million round of fundraising.
RespirAI partners with Mayo Clinic to develop AI respiratory platform
RespirAI Medical has entered into a collaboration with Mayo Clinic for developing a wearable AI-based home monitoring platform for respiratory diseases.
Mudrex launches Saber.Money to offer onramp and offramp services in India
Mudrex announced the launch of Saber.Money to offer services to B2B clients.
Roofing technology startup Roofr raises $23.5m to build end-to-end roofing software
Roofr, a roofing technology startup, has raised $23.5m in funding.
Paris-based startup Hivebrite secures $37m to expand global community engagement platform
Hivebrite has raised a $37m Series B funding round.
Stockholm-based climate fintech Cloover secures €7m for renewable energy solutions
Cloover has closed an oversubscribed €7 million pre-seed investment round.
Cerebrum Tech secures $1.8m investment to accelerate growth of Generative AI
Cerebrum Tech has secured an investment of $1.8m, valuing the company at $15m.
Cohere taps NetSuite to scale business processes, meet global AI demand
Cohere has selected NetSuite to support its mission to empower enterprises.
Open wealth platform Flanks secures $8m to disrupt the wealth management sector
Flanks, an API for automated wealth services, has secured $8m Series A round.
Reality Defender secures $15m Series A funding to detect text, video and image deepfakes
Reality Defender announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.
AI solutions provider Meeranda joins NVIDIA Inception
Meeranda, an AI solutions provider, announced it has joined the NVIDIA Inception.
HeartX Accelerator announces five startups selected for the 2023 program
HeartX has selected five startups that will participate in the 2023 accelerator program.
Edinburgh-based Par Equity launches £100m fund to scale high-growth tech companies
Par Equity has announced the launch of its new venture fund.
German insurtech Getsafe acquires French startup Luko to expand its European presence
Getsafe has entered into an agreement to acquire French insurtech Luko.
EIF and Swedish fintech Invoier boost European SMEs with €58m financing
EIF and Invoier have partnered to provide SMEs with better access to funding.
Trind invests in Spanish startup Webel to expand services marketplace
Webel, the app that brings any service to your doorstep, has raised €2.1m.
Kuramo Capital to invest $150m in women-led startups in Africa
Kuramo Capital Management has announced plans to invest $150m in female-led enterprises.
South African logistics startup Tripplo raises $1.8m funding to scale its operations
Tripplo has closed its seed funding extension round with $1.8m equity investment.
KindWorks.AI raises $1.5m funding to revolutionize workplace culture using proven power of Kindness
KindWorks.AI has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round over $1.5m.
Mobility startup Treepz launches insurance program for car rentals in Africa
Treepz is introducing an insurance program for car rentals in Africa.
Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI raises €500K to accelerate growth
Capalo AI has raised €500K funding to further develop its virtual power plant.
AWS and Immutable partner to supercharge mass adoption of Web3 gaming globally
Immutable will work with AWS to accelerate the on-boarding of game studios to Web3.
Film tech startup KINO Studios secures $2m to reshape the entertainment economics
KINO announced $2m oversubscribed pre-seed funding round.
Bedrock Energy raises $8.5m to decarbonize commercial real estate with geothermal energy
Bedrock Energy has announced $8.5 million in seed capital.
Sony launches Sony Innovation Fund Africa
Sony has launched ''Sony Innovation Fund: Africa" to support the growth of the entertainment businesses in Africa.
Intento secures $8m Series A funding to enhance multilingual GenAI capabilities
Intento announced a $8 million Series A funding round led by Somersault Ventures.
Aclid closes $3.3m seed funding to advance biosecurity and compliance
Aclid announced the closing of an oversubscribed seed financing of $3.3 million.
Swiss healthtech startup CARE appoints Kay Oswald as CEO for U.S. market expansion
CARE has appointed Kay Oswald as the new CEO.
NVCA updates industry standard model legal documents to empower venture community
NVCA has announced significant updates to five of its premier model legal documents.
Workfully raises €1.2m seed round to build the most trusted recruiting experience
Workfully has raised €1.2m seed round to fuel its product growth and expand its team.
French insurtech startup Orus raises €11m funding to expand its services in Europe
French insurtech startup Orus has raised €11 million in Series A funding.
Shakti Ventures dives into femtech sector to elevate women's health
Shakti Ventures is on a mission to invest in revolutionary startups within the femtech industry.
Nebraska startup Dwellr raises $500K pre-seed round to transform the search for senior care
Dwellr has secured $500K in funding led by Move Venture Capital and Invest Nebraska.
Plug and Play announces final batch of startups selected for Silicon Valley programs
Plug and Play has announced the final batch of startups for its Silicon Valley programs.
[Column] Christopher Saul: Kenya’s AI revolution can happen with the IT you already have
AI is set to become the most prolific and impactful technology trend in the world.
Harpie launches Wallet Monitoring tool for crypto investors
Harpie has launched a Wallet Monitoring tool that provides real-time threat detection for crypto wallets.
E-commerce tech platform MarketLeap secures €2.6m to expand brands’ global reach and revenue
MarketLeap has secured €1.5m funding.
Relocalize raises $2.5m seed round to decarbonize food & beverage manufacturing
Relocalize has raised $2.5m in the initial closing of $3.5m seed round.
Vyzer secures $6.3m seed funding to transform wealth management with AI
Vyzer, a digital wealth management platform, has raised a seed round of $6.3m.
Lottie raises £16.35m to confront the social care crisis, elevate the standard of later living
London-based Lottie has raised £16.35m Series A funding round.
Vistry unveils conversational AI platform LumoChat for food commerce
Vistry has announced the launch of its Conversational AI platform, LumoChat.
Fintech startup CrossFund raises additional $1.5m in funding at $47m valuation
Singapore-based fintech startup CrossFund, has raised its fourth funding round.
Gebrüder Weiss provides zero-emission deliveries to end customers in Budapest
Gebrüder Weiss has started to provide zero-emission deliveries to end customers.
Aampe secures $7.5m to accelerate AI-driven customer engagement
Aampe the AI-native user engagement platform, announced a $7.5m pre-series A funding round.
Israeli precision irrigation management startup Treetoscope closes $7m seed round to fuel growth
Treetoscope has closed $7m seed round.
Plug and Play Alberta announces 73 startups for Fall cohort accelerator programs
Plug and Play Alberta has announced 73 startups for the Fall cohort.
Romanian AI startup Creatopy raises $10m to scale its creative automation platform
Creatopy, the AI-driven creative automation platform, has raised $10m Series A funding.
French SaaS firm scnd raises €4m to disrupt the sales of services
scnd, the trailblazing French SaaS solution, announced a €4m funding round backed by 42Cap and Partech.
Startup Wise Guys and EBRD launch Growth Ukraine programme
Startup Wise Guys announced the launch of Growth Ukraine programme.
BFA Global, FSD Africa and IUCN launch Africa Blue Wave to support tech startups
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and IUCN have launched the Africa Blue Wave.
Mews acquires hospitality startup Nomi to accelerate AI guest experiences
Mews has announced its acquisition of Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup.
Canadian e-Commerce inventory platform Centro launches with $2m pre-seed funding round
e-Commerce inventory platform Centro, announced a $2m in pre-seed funding.
Cordis acquires medical device startup MedAlliance at $1.1 billion
Cordis has completed the acquisition of MedAlliance, a Swiss medical device startup.
Swedish fintech Brite Payments raises $60m to accelerate instant bank payments across Europe
Brite Payments has announced a $60m funding round.
Japanese semiconductor firm EdgeCortix closes $20m to accelerate AI capabilities
EdgeCortix announced the closing of a $20m funding round.
At One Ventures launches $375m climate tech fund
At One Ventures announced the close of a $375m second fund.
Insurtech startup Allium secures $750k funding to revolutionize insurance data analytics
Allium Data announced the close of $750k pre-seed funding round.
Epson opens call for third Innovation Challenge for startups and developers
Epson is expanding its third Innovation Challenge for developers and startups.
Copenhagen-based platform Marts secures €1.75m to launch the OS for IT management
Copenhagen-based IT management platform Marts, has secured €1.75m funding.
Stanley Capital Partners announces first resource efficiency investment with Roboyo
Stanley Capital Partners has announced a strategic investment in Roboyo.
London-based startup Unitary raises $15m for AI-driven content moderation
Unitary has raised $15m in a Series A round to scale its AI video classification technology.
Providence unveils its fourth incubated technology Praia Health
Providence announced that Praia Health is the next incubated technology.
Magnitude Digital launches grant program to offer growth marketing services to startups
Magnitude Digital is launching the Magnitude Digital Startup Grant.
Applied Ventures selects seven deeptech startups to transform disruptive possibilities into reality
Applied Ventures selected seven deeptech startups during its fourth cohort program.
Cardata raises $100m capital to accelerate growth in product innovation
Cardata has announced a new round of growth investment.
MeetingPackage raises $4.6m to boost European growth, forge into the North American market
MeetingPackage has secured a $4.6m Series A round.
CENTA platform crosses 1m, becomes world's largest community of teachers
Centre for Teacher Accreditation recently launched its enhanced native app, CENTA.
Prompt AI raises $5m seed funding to revolutionize computer vision
Prompt AI, a startup harnessing the power of large language models to democratize access to computer vision, raised $5m seed funding.
Aussie startup Refilled launches to save single-use plastic bottles sold from vending machines
Refilled, a climate tech startup, has been launched.
Catalyst Fund marks its first close to back climate tech startups in Africa
The Catalyst Fund has reached the first close of its targeted $40m fund.
Climate tech incubator Greentown Labs appoints Kevin Knobloch as CEO
Greentown Labs has appointed Kevin Knobloch as the organization's next CEO.
Berlin-based startup NeXtWind secures $750m to build sustainable energy market in Germany
NeXtWind has completed $750m second financing round.
Carbon neutral startups are the key to our future, Plug and Play
The escalating impact of climate change has highlighted the importance of confronting greenhouse gas.
Azolla Ventures debuts $239m blended fund to support overlooked climate solutions
Prime Coalition and Azolla Ventures have announced a $239 million blended fund.
Climate-tech startup Aeroseal secures $67m Series B funding
Aeroseal has announced the successful completion of a $67 million Series B funding round.
London-based carbon data provider Sylvera raises $57m Series B, plans US expansion
Sylvera has raised $57m Series B financing to scale its teams and product offerings.
Startupbootcamp AfriTech opens cohort 4 of its ASIP accelerator program
Startupbootcamp AfriTech has opened applications its ASIP accelerator program.
Climate tech startup Amini raises $2m to solve environmental data scarcity for Africa
Amini, Corp. has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding in an oversubscribed round.
Denmark-based soil carbon startup Agreena raises €46m to scale the regenerative revolution
Denmark-based climate and fintech startup Agreena, whose soil carbon platform is one of the largest globally, announced its Series B raise of €46 million.
Early stage VC firm True Ventures creates practical framework to help startups decarbonize
True Ventures announced the launch of the True Climate Action Guide to help its portfolio founders and companies across the technology ecosystem reduce carbon emissions.
Australian bioplastics startup Kelpy partners with climatetech startup SOS Carbon to fight global economic disaster
The mass of seaweed is the largest it’s ever been for this time of year, affecting tourism, infrastructure and local fishing industries throughout the Caribbean area, including the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Florida.
Cleantech startup Emrgy secures $18 million to scale renewable energy projects within water infrastructure
Emrgy’s waterpower technology leverages existing underutilized waterways and infrastructure to deliver low-cost renewable power to energy off-takers.
Climate tech startup nZero raises $16m Series A funding amid global call for accurate sustainability reporting
nZero, the near real-time carbon management and accounting platform, announced it has closed a $16 million Series A funding round.
Bezos Earth Fund invests $34m to help deliver healthy, climate-friendly food and improve corporate climate accountability
The Bezos Earth Fund announced $34.5 million in grants as part of its $10 billion commitment to fight climate change.
Berlin-based startup The Climate Choice raises $2m funding round to decarbonize the supply chain
The Climate Choice, a climate intelligence software platform for decarbonizing industrial supply chains, announced $2 million in pre-seed funding.
AfricaGoGreen Fund secures $47m to support tech-focused green projects in Africa
The AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) has raised $47 million in combined investments from top financial organizations, including the IFC, AfDB, the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), and the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
Seven African startups to receive $385k to develop solutions for the blue economy
Climate resilience venture launcher Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA), has announced the selection of seven African startups to each receive $55,000 in funding to advance their solutions for the blue economy across the continent.
German startup Maya Climate closes €1.2m pre-seed funding round to accelerate growth
Maya Climate, a Berlin-based global project financing platform for natural capital projects, announced a pre-seed funding of €1.2m led by Germany’s High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Europe’s leading seed investors.
Climate finance trading platform Senken raises $7.5m to streamline and expand carbon markets offerings
Senken, the climate finance trading platform of on-chain carbon credits, announced it has raised $7.5 million in new funding, the most significant capital raise in its industry, led by Obvious Ventures.
Catalyst Fund invests $2m in 10 startups to improve resilience to climate change in Africa
Pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator Catalyst Fund, announced a $2 million investment in 10 startups developing solutions to improve the resilience of communities most vulnerable to climate change in Africa.
Terramera creates enrichAg to commercialize transformative soil analysis platform with $6m from At One Ventures
Terramera announced the formation of its new majority-owned subsidiary, enrichAg, which will focus on commercializing its soil enrichment platform. The seed round is led with a $6 million investment from AOV.
The Carbon Blockchain expands footprint in Africa with acquisition of Minerva Green
The Carbon Blockchain (TCB), a carbon finance and technology services company that produces high-integrity carbon credits has announced the acquisition of Minerva Green.
EG Capital announces anchor closing of its maiden fund to invest in startups across East Africa and Zambia
EG Capital, a growth-oriented private equity impact firm has announced the anchor closing of its first EG-Economic Empowerment Fund LP (EG-EEF), which will invest in medium-sized businesses.
SE Ventures announces €500m Fund II to accelerate climate and industrial tech startups
SE Ventures announced a €500 million Fund II establishing the firm as one of the largest VCs focusing on climate and industrial technology.
Katapult launches startup accelerator in Kigali, Rwanda
Katapult Africa announced the launch of its Accelerator program in Kigali, Rwanda, welcoming 9 companies to the Katapult portfolio.
Climate tech VC firm Satgana announces first closing of its fund with €30m target size
Climate tech venture capital firm Satgana announced the first closing of a target €30 million VC fund to back the next generation of purpose-driven entrepreneurs building the Future of Earth.
UK-based climate tech startup Levidian secures £12m investment from Baker Hughes to scale growth
US energy technology giant Baker Hughes has backed Levidian’s world-first decarbonisation technologies with a £12m investment at a £130m valuation, opening up global collaboration opportunities.
London-based private equity platform Lightrock closes inaugural Climate Impact Fund at €860m
Lightrock, a global private equity platform that backs purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling the world’s biggest challenges, has closed its inaugural Lightrock Climate Impact Fund (“LCIF” or “the Fund”) with commitments of €860 million.
Mastercard Vice Chairman Gilberto Caldart joins climate impact venture capital firm Vidavo as Venture Partner
Vidavo Ventures announced that the top executive and one of the architects of Mastercard's international expansion and accelerated growth Gilberto Caldart, has joined the firm in the role of Venture Partner.
Climate infrastructure startup EcoCart raises $14.5m Series A to accelerate sustainable e-Commerce
EcoCart, a software company building the infrastructure for e-Commerce companies to operate sustainably at scale, has raised a $14.5 million Series A round.
Dutch-based Hyperion Lab’s third cohort startups set to improve the world with sustainable AI
Hyperion Lab kicked off its third cohort of the Amsterdam AI innovation program and eight new startups (seven of which are Dutch) want to improve the world with AI.
German tech startup NeoCarbon raises €1.25 million to reverse climate change
NeoCarbon, a Berlin-based tech startup which retrofits cooling towers to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, announced it has raised €1.25 million in a Pre-Seed round co-led by PropTech1 and Speedinvest,
Stockholm-based R-evolution launches venture capital arm to boost greentech startups
Hexagon AB, a global pioneer in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, announced a new venture capital arm of R-evolution, the sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary of Hexagon.
Idealist Capital announces first close of its Climate Impact Fund to accelerate energy transition
Idealist Capital, a North American fund with a primary focus on the Canadian market, announced the first closing of the Idealist Climate Impact Fund LP (the Fund) with capital commitments totalling C$250 million.
Tallinn-based climate tech startup Arbonics raises €1.8m pre-seed funding to fight climate change in Europe
Arbonics, a new climate tech startup, is launching its unique data- and science-driven tool to make calculating the potential carbon income of land and forests quicker and easier for landowners in Europe.
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[Interview] Douglas Kendyson, CEO, Selar, Nigeria
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[Interview] Marco Limm, Founder and CEO, cre[ai]tion, Germany
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[Interview] Fedir Kompaniiets, CEO, Gart Solutions, Ukraine
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[Interview] Caroline Mutuku, General Manager, Glovo, Kenya
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