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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 We also have a very wide top funnel such that in 2022, we made initial contact with over 2,500 startups and ideas, and eventually only partnered with less than 1% of that top of the funnel.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

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However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. Mainstream attention is increasing.

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Hiring Remote Developers Versus Relocation – What To Choose in 2022?

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The pandemic has reshaped the global workforce area dramatically, causing tech companies to hire more remote developers. Contrary to this approach, remote developers enhance your office team from another location. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing remote developer hubs. Face-to-face communication.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments. “DIMO enables a new class of mobility applications to be built by developers on real world data.

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

According to Sushant Rabra, partner for management consulting at KPMG, “A good multistage diligence process involving the startup’s founders, customers, platform, among others, is a must while shortlisting a startup. In the absence of a multistage due diligence process, an enterprise could face third-party risks.

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Payments remain the darling of the fintech space

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann Last week, I dug into CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 report. billion in 2022. That’s a big drop even from just the first quarter of 2022, in which we saw $5.3 That compares to $25.3

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