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UK’s Early-stage Media Tech VC GMG Ventures Rebrands To Mercuri, Closes £50M Fund
UK-based early-stage media technology venture capital firm GMG Ventures has undergone a rebranding and is now known as…
Blossom Capital, A VC Firm Focused On European Startups At Series A Stage, Raises $432 Million To Continue Investment
Blossom Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in consumer, enterprise, internet, and startup…
Kenya’s Wapi Pay Raises $2.2m Non-equity Pre-seed Led By Nubank Investors
Fintech startup Wapi Pay has raised $2.2m in a pre-seed round to scale cross-border payments between Africa and…
Jack Dorsey Puts His First-Ever Tweet On Auction, Bidding At $2.5 million
CEO of the giant tech and social media company Twitter, Jack Dorsey has put up his first-ever tweet…
Snapchat (aka Snap) Files For $3b IPO In A Move That Could Value It At $25b
Well it happened eventually. We were all over the Snapchat (now Snap) IPO and now it’s really happening.…
Bitcoin Lost About $3b Of Its $17b Value In Less Than An Hour Yesterday
Bitcoin value has been rising and just three days ago it was above $1,000 for the first time…
Uber Has Its Own Payment Card In Mexico. Such An Initiative Could Boost The Number Of Bank Acct Holders In Africa
Uber is the biggest ride hailing service in the world and it has managed to achieve this because…
Investment In The Nigerian Telecom Sector Hits $68b And FDI Makes Up For Half Of That Figure
Local and foreign investments in the Nigerian telecoms sector has now reached $68b and this is according to…
Snapchat Could Be Worth As Much As $25b After Its IPO Next Year
Snapchat has privately filed for an initial public offer (IPO) according to Reuters. No one knows at the…