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Ivory Coast’s Waribei Fintech Startup Raises Funds to Boost Small Business Support
14.10.2024
Ivorian fintech startup Waribei raised $820,460 in pre-seed funding to expand its platform, which aims to streamline financial transactions for small businesses in Francophone West Africa. Waribei focuses on understanding the specific needs of merchants and aims to provide solutions that address...
Apple Intelligence rival secures $10M to develop open-source alternative
9.9.2024
PIN AI, backed by a16z, develops a privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Apple’s AI, utilizing blockchain to empower users in monetizing their personal data
Apple Intelligence rival secures $10M to develop open-source alternative
9.9.2024
PIN AI, backed by a16z, develops a privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Apple’s AI, utilizing blockchain to empower users in monetizing their personal data
Nexio Raises $2.2M in Pre-Seed Funding, Launches Parallelized Bitcoin Rollup to Revolutionize Bitcoin’s Scalability
9.8.2024
PRESS RELEASE. New York, August 9th, 2024 – Nexio, a pioneering Bitcoin scaling solution leveraging parallelized rollup technology, today announced that it has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding from a diverse roster of prominent industry investors. This funding will enable Nexio to accelerate...
Crypto Billionaire Arthur Hayes and BRC-20 Creator Domo Invest in Bitcoin Ordinals Wallet Oyl’s $3M Raise
8.3.2024
BitMEX founder and American crypto billionaire Arthur Hayes joined anonymous developer Domo, creator of the Bitcoin BRC-20 token standard, in a $3 million pre-seed funding round for Bitcoin Ordinals wallet Oyl. Crypto asset manager Arca led the round. Other backers include Kanosei and FlamingoDAO....
Nigerian Payments Fintech Startup Cleva Secures $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
10.1.2024
The Y Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup has reportedly raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. Tolu Alabi, the CEO of Cleva, expressed confidence in her and fellow co-founder Philip Abel’s ability to navigate the competitive fintech market, citing their background as a factor that counts...
Cameroonian Fintech Startup Koree Secures $200,000 in Pre-Seed Funding
9.1.2024
The Cameroonian fintech startup Koree recently secured $200,000 in pre-seed funding which was led by the co-founder of the Nigerian payments company Duplo. The fintech said it will use the funds raised to launch a marketplace that rewards users for the purchases they make. Users Rewards...
Initia Emerges from Stealth Mode with Pre-Seed Funding from Binance Labs
13.10.2023
Initia, a network designed for highly interconnected modular rollups, has come out of stealth mode with a significant pre-seed investment from Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance.
Initia’s platform, built on Cosmos (ATOM) as a Layer 1 (L1) network, combines...
Kenyan Fintech Startup Kotani Pay Receives $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding
8.9.2023
The Kenyan fintech startup Kotani Pay has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round which was led by P1 Ventures. The capital raised will be used to fund the startup’s expansion into five African countries. Felix Macharia said his firm is working with central banks, some of whom...
Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
20.4.2023
The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program
Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
11.9.2022
After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million, a report has said. Leading the funding round were two Africa-focused venture capital firms: Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa....
Native Payment Infrastructure, Airswift, Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by CE Innovation Capital
8.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, August 8, 2022 – Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced that it raised $2 million USD in a pre-seed funding round led by CE Innovation Capital (CEiC). The latest funding comes amid a bear market sentiment and uncertainty around...
African Web3 Startup Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Round, Serena Williams’ Investment Firm Participates
5.2.2022
An African startup, Nestcoin, said it raised $6.45 million in a pre-seed funding round in which tennis’ star, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures took part. The startup, which was launched in November 2021, plans to use the capital raised to educate, build and invest in web...