Startups

Read news and data about tech startups in the world's largest emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East.
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
12
🇳🇬 Nigerian Cloud-based HR tech startup raises $10 million in Series A

🇳🇬 Nigerian Cloud-based HR tech startup raises $10 million in Series A

Lagos-based Human Resources (HR) and payroll technology company, SeamlessHR says it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding
1 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
Jan
04
🇪🇬 Egypt-based e-commerce startup raises $2 million

🇪🇬 Egypt-based e-commerce startup raises $2 million

1 min read
Jan
03
🇰🇪 Kenyan Fintech startup raises $2 million in seed funding

🇰🇪 Kenyan Fintech startup raises $2 million in seed funding

1 min read
Jan
03
🇸🇬 Singaporean health tech startup raises $3.8 million in Series A

🇸🇬 Singaporean health tech startup raises $3.8 million in Series A

1 min read
Dec
27
🇮🇩 Indonesian coffee chain becomes a unicorn after raising $96 million

🇮🇩 Indonesian coffee chain becomes a unicorn after raising $96 million

1 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
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