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Jan
17
This week's top startup news and venture capital deals across emerging markets

This week's top startup news and venture capital deals across emerging markets

Here is a roundup of the week's most important startup news and venture capital deals across emerging markets globally from
5 min read
Jan
16
The Draft: Lipa Later, SeamlessHR, Anka, Bfree, Lead School, Pluang, Curefoods, Muvin, Recykal, IppoPay, Koinworks, Tul, Pentera, Placer, and Dawul

The Draft: Lipa Later, SeamlessHR, Anka, Bfree, Lead School, Pluang, Curefoods, Muvin, Recykal, IppoPay, Koinworks, Tul, Pentera, Placer, and Dawul

We tracked more than 30 tech funding deals across emerging markets worth over $1.5 billion, with companies in Africa and Asia alone raising over $1 billion.
6 min read
Jan
05
The Draft: mPharma, Brankas, Gahez, Udaan, Fractal, PineLabs, Exotel, Timo, Siemplify, and Verofax

The Draft: mPharma, Brankas, Gahez, Udaan, Fractal, PineLabs, Exotel, Timo, Siemplify, and Verofax

This week on The Draft, we curated startup and VC deals across emerging markets and covered India's cybersecurity market, China's plan for AI, blockchain, and robotics, and Russia's latest efforts on cryptocurrency.
11 min read
Dec
15
The Draft: Nigerian EdTech platform Edukoya raises $3.5 million in pre-Seed round, and more

The Draft: Nigerian EdTech platform Edukoya raises $3.5 million in pre-Seed round, and more

The Draft is a weekly news series that brings you the most important tech news across key emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East from the Techloy News Team.
8 min read
Dec
08
The Draft: Opontia gets $42M to continue its e-commerce brand buying spree in the Middle East and Africa

The Draft: Opontia gets $42M to continue its e-commerce brand buying spree in the Middle East and Africa

The Draft is a weekly news series that brings you the most important tech news across key emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East from the Techloy News Team.
5 min read
Dec
07
Equinix acquires MainOne for $320 million

Equinix acquires MainOne for $320 million

U.S.-based digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced its acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African data center and
1 min read
Dec
06
The Draft: TradeDepot raises $110 million, and more

The Draft: TradeDepot raises $110 million, and more

The Draft is a daily roundup of the most important tech news across key emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East from the Techloy News Team.
2 min read
Nov
29
inq. Digital Wins Three Awards at NTITA 2021

inq. Digital Wins Three Awards at NTITA 2021

Inq. Digital, the leading Pan-African Cloud and Digital solutions provider, has been adjudged the best in three different categories at the recently concluded 5th edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA) 2021.
3 min read
Oct
06
The Draft: Google is betting $50 million in African startups

The Draft: Google is betting $50 million in African startups

Welcome to The Draft, a weekly series by Techloy that highlights the most interesting business and financial stories in the
5 min read
Sep
22
The Draft: India's Apna secures $100 million for expansion plans into Africa

The Draft: India's Apna secures $100 million for expansion plans into Africa

Welcome to The Draft, a Techloy weekly series that highlights the most interesting business and financial stories in the technology
7 min read