Smile Identity, the leading identity verification platform in Africa, has raised $20 million in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by Costanoa and Norrsken22, with participation from other investors, bringing the total amount of funding raised to $31 million. Smile Identity will use the funds to expand its product and engineering team, accelerate the development of … [Read more...] about Smile Identity, the leading identity verification platform in Africa, has raised $20 million in its Series B funding round
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Janngo Capital Startup Fund, Africa’s largest gender equal tech VC fund, reaches the first close of its €60 million new fund
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 - At the eve of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Janngo Capital Startup Fund (JCSF) has announced its first close at EUR34 million (approximately US$36 million) in capital commitments. Launched in Davos in 2020, Janngo Capital's latest fund will invest 50% of its proceeds in companies founded, co-founded, or benefiting women. Backed … [Read more...] about Janngo Capital Startup Fund, Africa’s largest gender equal tech VC fund, reaches the first close of its €60 million new fund