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Most new founders have never seen what they covet most — a term sheet stipulating the conditions under which an investor will make a financial commitment in their startup. Unlike investors, who are far more familiar with term sheets, inexperienced founders often have a hard time understanding how to structure the document so that it […]

Loyalty, deals and rewards services are a rarity in most African markets. The unit economics and other factors such as currency instability make such businesses hard to pull off in the region. Yet, ThankUCash, a platform launched in 2018 by Connected Analytics, has managed to thrive, proving that not all is gloom in the deals, […]

The firm has started looking at Series B & C stages as new exit opportunities via IPOs emerge in India. 

On day 2 of CoinGeek conference New York, Niels van den Bergh shared the mission of mintBlue to make blockchain integration easy to use for developers, entrepreneurs, and businesses.

cohort of the Ninja Accelerator program in Kenya. The NINJA Accelerator in Kenya is JICA’s first acceleration program in Africa and aims at empowering Kenya’s high-growth post-revenue ventures with strategic partnerships, mentorships, and access to investments for enhanced business growth and continued social development in the country. Growth Africa indicated that out of 178 applicants, Kwara was one of the five startups selected to partake in the first-ever JICA Ninja Accelerator. The acc...

Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare in Asia, raises $2.2 million seed for regional expansion Maya is dedicated to making it easier for women to get healthcare, especially for sensitive issues like reproductive and mental health. Now the startup, based in Bangladesh and incorporated in Singapore, is expanding into new countries. Maya announced today it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding, which it said is the largest raised by a Bangladeshi health tech company so far. The round ...