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Google’s Africa Investment Fund behind Moniepoint, Africa’s Fastest-Growing Fintech

American Entrepreneurship

The company’s recent close of a Series C round was led by Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III Fund, joined by first-time investors G oogle’s Africa Investment Fund and Verod Capital – a leading African private equity firm. Global impact firm Lightrock, an existing investor, also participated.

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

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Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. thus the rise of “pre seed” investing). It’s very noticeable in terms of funds raised, dollars invested and deals completed. What gives?

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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

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So Why Did We Invest? Imagine if your friends could all contribute the Burning Man 2015 album and create a group story. We’ve tested tons of design concepts here and expect much innovation on this front in the future. Mark Suster (@msuster) April 23, 2015. Yes, we’ve only launched on iOS for now. L1I6RUWYJu.

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Some Perspective on Twitter vs. Meerkat

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As a user a felt immediately frustrated by this move and said so, in stead wishing that Twitter would win based on innovation. Mark Suster (@msuster) March 14, 2015. Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) March 14, 2015. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015. Exciting time.

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What Do Industry Insiders Think Will Happen in VC in 2016?

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Limited Partners (LPs) who invest in VC funds have continued to pour money into venture – with the market returning to pre-recession levels. Don’t be fooled by the slight dip in 2015 – the size of funds & timing of deals in market in any year can skew the data set. Some Likely Conclusions.

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Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

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In 2015 I opened up my Facebook page to the public. Sometimes they take off and they reward the early innovators. But how can you invest in technology unless you’re going to use the tools and understand them? To this day I mostly just find it a fun escape to post pictures of life and to follow the lives of my friends.

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Used-car marketplace Carro scores investment from insurtech major ZA Tech

AsiaTechDaily

Register Carro , Southeast Asia’s largest used car marketplace, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from insurtech major ZA Tech Global Limited (ZA Tech), according to an announcement. Founded in 2015, Carro is Southeast Asia’s largest used car marketplace.