TechNews Report

Apply for this year’s Women4Climate Tech Challenge

January 22, 2020
All, Start Ups and Innovations, Women in Action
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The international C40 Women4Climate Tech Challenge, supported by C40 Cities and The VELUX Group, is back for the second year in a row with the aim of promoting the role of women as leaders of climate…

Women-Led Janngo Announces EUR 60 Million Fund To Support African Tech Startups

January 22, 2020
Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding
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Women founders in Africa have access to a new cache of funds as African social startup studio, Janngo Capital, has pledged a €60m Venture Capital fund targeting at least 50% of women-founded…

Egyptian Startup ExpandCart raises $150,000 in funding

Egyptian e-commerce startup ExpandCart has secured US$150,000 in funding after being selected into the Hong Kong-based Betatron accelerator. The cloud-based e-commerce platform similar to Shopify, ExpandCart is designed specifically for Arabic e-commerce…

Clearbanc raises $50M fund to front startups ad money

December 19, 2018
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Clearbanc is disrupting startup funding by providing companies cash to buy ads in exchange for a revenue share so they don’t have to sell as much equity to venture capitalists. towards…

Moonbug raises $145 million

December 18, 2018
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Moonbug, a kid-focused media business founded by a pair of entertainment executives, has raised $145 million in a Series A investment round. The round was led by The Raine Group,…

Wandelbots raises €6 million to teach robots using smart clothing

December 14, 2018
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Dresden-based Wandelbots, a software company for robotic production, which utilises smart clothing as a way to control robots has just raised €6 million. The round was led by Paua Ventures and EQT…

TechCrunch holds Startup Battlefield Lagos

December 14, 2018
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This week TechCrunch held its first-ever event in Nigeria which saw presentations from 15 startups from across the region battling for the chance of winning the $25,000 equity-free grand prize, a…

10 promising European startups founded by women

December 13, 2018
All, Start Ups and Innovations, Women in Action
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Despite the high disparity in the number of startups founded by men and women due to factors such as funding resources and gender discrimination in the tech and startup world,…

Irish medtech startup WhiteSwell raises €26.4 million

December 13, 2018
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Galway-based medtech startup WhiteSwell has raised €26.4 million in a Series B funding. The round was led by RA Capital Management and InCube Ventures, with participation from other investors. Founded by CTO…

Agritech startup Bowery raises $90 million

December 13, 2018
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New York-based Bowery has announced that it has raised $90 million in fresh funding. The series B round was led by GV, with participation from Temasek and Almanac Ventures; the company’s Series…