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Africa Roundup: Local VC funds surge, Naspers ramps up and fintech diversifies

sudshr47 November 6, 2018

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Tarform debuted new e-motorcycles but is there a U.S. market? Naspers announces $300 million initiative to support startups and tech in South Africa Africa’s VC landscape is becoming more […]

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China’s Xiaomi makes underwhelming public debut in Hong Kong IPO

sudshr47 July 9, 2018

China’s Xiaomi, the world’s fifth biggest seller of smartphones, made an underwhelming public debut after it hit the Hong Kong Stock Exchange amid concerns around an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Media reports in the lead up to today’s bell ringing suggested that eight-year-old Xiaomi was shooting for a valuation of as […]

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