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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

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However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 We also have a very wide top funnel such that in 2022, we made initial contact with over 2,500 startups and ideas, and eventually only partnered with less than 1% of that top of the funnel.

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Scale Computing secures $55M to help companies manage edge infrastructure

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According to a 2021 survey (albeit from an edge computing services vendor), 77% of companies said that they expect to see more spending for edge projects in 2022. Managing a fleet of edge devices across locations can be a burden on IT teams that lack the necessary infrastructure. ” Those are lofty promises. .

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. Mainstream attention is increasing.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments. “DIMO enables a new class of mobility applications to be built by developers on real world data.

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LinkSquares benefits from the legal tech boom with a fresh $100M

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Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. Modern legal teams need to cement their seat at the executive-level.

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Payments remain the darling of the fintech space

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There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann Last week, I dug into CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 report. billion in 2022. That’s a big drop even from just the first quarter of 2022, in which we saw $5.3 That compares to $25.3

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