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Forge acquires IRA Services to expand offering for private company shares

sudshr47 March 28, 2019 Startups

Forge, the marketplace for trading private company shares formerly known as Equidate, announced that it will be acquiring custodial trust company IRA Services for a purchase price of $55 million. IRA Services is a trust company that provides custodial services for retirement accounts managed by individuals and mid-to-large sized Institutions. Stripped of financial jargon, the […]

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Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa

sudshr47 March 28, 2019

The Dakar Network Angels network launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that uses a mobile app to coordinate waste recycling—will receive mentorship and a minimum of $25K in seed funds. The deal is part of Dakar Network Angels’ mission of convening experts and capital to […]

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Two years after a first close, 500 Startups wraps its Middle East fund with $33 million

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

When 500 Startups partner Hasan Haider announced the $15 million first close for the accelerator and investment firm’s Middle Eastern focused fund, 500 Falcons, Dave McClure was still at the helm of Silicon Valley’s second most famous accelerator. Within a month, McClure was removed from the accelerator after admitting to sexual misconduct and 500 Startups […]

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Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO update

sudshr47 March 23, 2019 Startups

In this week’s newsletter: Details on Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Zoom’s upcoming IPOs, plus Glossier and Rent The Runway’s big rounds.

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Lyft’s IPO is hot, YC demo day, two new unicorns, and what’s Boy Brow?

sudshr47 March 22, 2019 Startups

This week on Equity: Glossier and Rent The Runway enter the unicorn club and YC debuts 200 startups.

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Nigerian fintech startup OneFi acquires payment company Amplify

sudshr47 March 21, 2019

Lagos based online lending startup OneFi is buying Nigerian payment solutions company Amplify for an undisclosed amount. OneFi will take over Amplify’s IP, team, and client network of over 1000 merchants to which Amplify provides payment processing services, OneFi CEO Chijioke Dozie told TechCrunch. The move comes as fintech has become one of Africa’s most […]

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137 Ventures raises $210M to give liquidity to startup employees

sudshr47 March 12, 2019

This is the Palantir, Airbnb and Flexport backer’s fourth growth-stage venture capital fund.

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Startups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plans

sudshr47 March 9, 2019 Startups

In this week’s startups newsletter: Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down, Marie Kondo is raising VC and Munchery has finally filed for bankruptcy.

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Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech

sudshr47 March 8, 2019

Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical […]

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VCs have growing appetite for “AgriFood”

sudshr47 March 7, 2019 Startups

Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for food and agriculture startups. Whether that trend line is due to enthusiasm for the sector or just broader heavy investing in the VC space is much less clear. According to a recent report published by AgFunder – a VC and investing marketplace focused […]

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This $550M fund is bringing green tech from the West to China, despite trade tensions

sudshr47 March 1, 2019

Escalating trade frictions between the U.S. and China have a range of businesses and investors in both countries sweating, but some believe there remains a bright spot where the antagonists can find common ground — fighting environmental issues. One of them is the U.S.-China Green Fund, which does exactly as the name suggests — financing […]

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Vynn Capital snags investment from Malaysia’s MAVCAP for its maiden Southeast Asia fund

sudshr47 February 22, 2019

Vynn Capital, a new entrant to Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem, is gearing up to close its maiden fund after it landed an undisclosed sum from Malaysia Venture Capital Management Bhd (MAVCAP) as one of its anchor LPs. Founded by former Gobi Ventures VC Victor Chua and Singaporean investor Darren Chua (no relation) one year ago, […]