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Partech hits first close of largest Africa-focused fund, at €245M
TechCrunch· 1 year agoPartech, the global VC firm with several funds, has reached first close of Partech Africa II at €245...
Partech raises fourth seed fund
TechCrunch· 2 years agoFrench VC firm Partech has closed another seed fund dedicated to early-stage tech startups — the fund is called Partech Entrepreneur IV. This time,...
Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C
TechCrunch· 4 months agoPartech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just...
Kenya's growth was strongest in Africa's VC market; clean tech, e-commerce pulled in most of the...
TechCrunch· 1 year agoAs VC activity slowed down globally last year, Kenya defied odds to record the strongest growth in...
Daily Crunch: Global VC firm Partech reaches first close of largest African fund at €245 million
TechCrunch· 1 year agoFor white people, it’s 100% worth a read before you start asking dumb and embarrassing questions to...
How African startups raised funding in 2023
TechCrunch· 5 months agoAfter defying the global funding slowdown of 2022, VC investments in African startups dropped considerably last year, mirroring the situation in other...
Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn
TechCrunch· 4 months agoIn the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners)...
Africa’s growth stage startups are reeling from departure of big tech investors
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News Africa’s most mature startups felt the toughest end of the tech funding crunch of 2023, a...
How African startups raised venture capital in 2022
TechCrunch· 1 year agoEarlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. For one...
QED and Partech back South African payment orchestration platform Revio in $5.2M seed
TechCrunch· 8 months agoThe payment landscape in Africa is still fragmented, with several payment operators providing...