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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half of 2022, will spiral into this year. There was reason to believe so. Briter Bridges recorded $5.2

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Metropolis’ AI Platform Transforms Parking Experiences, Backed by $1.8 Billion in Financing

American Entrepreneurship

The company now has North America’s largest parking network having also purchased Premier Parking’s 500+ locations in 2022. Being part of a diverse founding team attracted early funding from Haloge n Ventures , a venture capital firm focusing- on early-stage consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams.

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How Small Businesses Can Leverage 2022 Trends in 5 Steps

StartupNation

2022 will be a unique and promising time for businesses as we regain a sense of normalcy in a post-pandemic society. If you’re looking to establish or redefine your business in 2022, here are 5 steps you should consider implementing in the year to come. This option provides you with the utmost flexibility when it comes to financing.

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Why Early Valuations Might Surge in 2022

Tomasz Tunguz

Instead of late-stage opportunities, they’ll be focusing on early-stage venture in 2022. Across Series A to Series E rounds in the US, hedge funds participated in 63% of startup financings worth more than $200B in 2021. The surge of hedge fund capital into Series C-E investing boosted median pre-money valuations 150% in 2021.

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Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners

TechCrunch

Personal finance is hard – and that’s a tale as old, and difficult to disrupt, as time. And while Nagpal agrees that there’s no “north star” company that has shown how to tackle finance literacy at scale, he’s hoping that Ocho’s 10-person team may just have a not-so-boring wedge that changes that. Image Credits: Ocho.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Alternative financing options such as revenue financing or expense financing are often overshadowed by the VC model, but they can be just as, and sometimes more, useful for SaaS startups, writes Miguel Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of Capchase.

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Arc wants to build the de facto finance solution for SaaS startups

TechCrunch

Coming out of stealth today with $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding, Arc is building what it describes as “a community of premium software companies” that gives SaaS startups a way to borrow, save and spend “all on a single tech platform.”

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