The Grocer
Greencore finishes ‘monumental’ year on a high
Greencore has raised its profits outlook for the second time in three months to close out a transformational year for the food-to-go operator
TechCabal
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – A not-so-Flash deal
In today's edition: Pepkor’s fintech merger faces shareholder pushback || Quickmart cuts founder-linked contracts || Eskom enters the EV charging business || Dangote Refinery extends IPO timeline
Disrupt Africa
SA’s Kuunda completes $5m secondary share sale led by E4E Africa
South African digital lending infrastructure startup Kuunda has completed a US$5 million secondary share sale led by E4E Africa, returning capital to early investors while bringing the investment firm on board as a larger long-term shareholder. Established in 2018, Kuunda is a B2B digital lending-as-a-service company that provides tailored liquidity solutions built through meaningful collaborative [...] The post SA’s Kuunda completes $5m secondary share sale led by E4E Africa appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Start Up Daily
How this founder took legal tech startup Dispute Buddy from zero to $2 million ARR in just 9 months
Dispute Buddy hit $2M ARR in 9 months by dodging VC, chasing hard feedback, and rebuilding.
Disrupt Africa
Turning the connectivity gap into a blockchain opportunity
African technologists and entrepreneurs are applying blockchain in innovative ways, creating a new financial infrastructure for the continent with wide-ranging benefits, including for the humanitarian sector. Through its Blockchain Ventures investment programme – supported by Ethereum Foundation and GSR Foundation – UNICEF Office of Innovation provides funding and technical assistance to emerging market startups building [...] The post Turning the connectivity gap into a blockchain opportunity appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Personnel Today
Employee benefits: What are staff not using, and what does it tell us?
What can companies learn from the benefits that are not being chosen by employees? Here's why barriers to benefits might be putting employees off using them. The post Employee benefits: What are staff not using, and what does it tell us? appeared first on Personnel Today .
Start Up Daily
Independent AI inquiry? The PM’s office has already checked its homework
Canberra’s “independent” AI probe shows PMO fingerprints; follow the fight over copyright, sovereignty and big tech control.
Start Up Daily
What the demise of the Firmus ASX listing say to investors about AI hype
The mega-float that sank is a cautionary tale for AI investors.
Pricing Strategy News
Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say - The Guardian
Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say The Guardian
Start Up Daily
Credit card fintech taps $11 million raise
Archa grabs $11m equity and $50m debt to kill personal guarantees and police corporate spend with AI.
Start Up Daily
“We’re building an era-defining business for Australia”: The startups building global tech powerhouses from Wollongong
From green hydrogen innovator Hysata to fintech unicorn Scalapay, Wollongong is home to a growing cohort of companies translating local capability into global growth.
Startup Funding News
Mesa School Of Business Raises Rs 110 Cr In Series A Funding At Rs 385 Cr Valuation - BW Disrupt
Mesa School Of Business Raises Rs 110 Cr In Series A Funding At Rs 385 Cr Valuation BW Disrupt
Football Finance News
Crypto, Gambling and Compliance: UK Football's Regulatory Framework For Sponsors & How to Mitigate Risks - LawInSport
Crypto, Gambling and Compliance: UK Football's Regulatory Framework For Sponsors & How to Mitigate Risks LawInSport
Startup Funding News
Agentic video startup Clueso raises $10M in Series A funding round - YourStory.com
Agentic video startup Clueso raises $10M in Series A funding round YourStory.com
Startup Funding News
Mesa School of Business raises $11.5M Series A to train startup talent - Dealroom
Mesa School of Business raises $11.5M Series A to train startup talent Dealroom
Nearshoring Customer Service Outsourcing
LatAm Crypto Adoption Grows, So Does Infra Outsourcing
LatAm consumers and financial firms adopt crypto to hedge against inflation and currency volatility. Now infrastructure companies are also racing to cash in big.
The Bridge JP
The Phage Raises ¥570 Million to Predict Postprandial Blood Glucose Fluctuations with AI—Forms Capital and Business Alliance with Tokio Marine
The Phage, which is engaged in the research and development of the blood glucose foundation model “CGFM” that learns continuous blood glucose data, announced on the 9th that it has raised a total of ¥570 million through a Series A 1st round third-party allotment and loans. Read more. The round was led by Itochu Technology Ventures, with Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance and Fukui Capital Partners joining as new shareholders. Genesia Ventures and Vision Incubate, who led the previous two funding rounds, also made additional investments. The loan was provided by the Shoko Chukin Bank. Additionally, The Phage has agreed to a capital and business alliance with Tokio Marine...
The Bridge JP
Ahead of Tax Exemption System Reform, Ocean Secures ¥500 Million for Tax-Free Services for Inbound Tourists—Yamato HD Participates
Ocean, which operates the next-generation refund-type tax-free platform “Ocean Tax Refund,” announced on the 9th that it has conducted a third-party allocation of shares in the second close of its Series A round. Read more. The underwriters include KURONEKO Innovation Fund (KURONEKO Innovation Fund No. 2) and Shizuoka Capital. Combined with the first close announced in September, the total amount raised in the Series A round is approximately ¥500 million. The amount raised in the second close alone has not been disclosed. The first close included participation from existing investors Z Venture Capital, Delight Ventures, and Bluefin Partners, as well as new investors ONE-JAPAN Tourism Fund and Dual Bridge Capital....
The Bridge JP
New Drug for Cancer Radiation Therapy That Minimizes Damage to Healthy Tissue, Developed by Kyoto University Spin-off RadioNano, Secures Funding for Clinical Trials
RadioNano Therapeutics, which is engaged in the research and development of inorganic nanoparticle formulations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), announced on the 9th that it has completed the first close of its Series B round through a third-party allotment of shares to Mitsui Kinzoku and Kyoto University Innovation Capital. Read more. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The company is a Kyoto University spin-off aiming to implement neutron capture therapy using boron-containing nanoparticles, developed by Professor Naoki Komatsu of the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Professor Minoru Suzuki of the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science at Kyoto University. BNCT is a radiation therapy...
The Bridge JP
ASTRA FOOD PLAN, Developer of “JOSEN” Device for Turning Vegetable Waste into Powder in 10 Seconds, Secures Funding
ASTRA FOOD PLAN, the developer of the “JOSEN” device that upcycles unused food materials such as vegetable scraps into food powder, announced on the 9th that it conducted a third-party allocation of shares in a pre-Series B round on September 30. The amount raised has not been disclosed. Read more. The round was led by KIBOW (KIBOW Social Investment Fund No. 3), with additional investments from Bugin Capital, NCB Venture Capital (NCB Venture No. 2 Investment Business Limited Partnership), and Regional Kyosai Capital (Hanno Shinkin Regional Future Creation Investment Business Limited Partnership). Additionally, the company has opened a Tokyo office alongside its headquarters in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture. According to...
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