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10 growth marketing experts share their 2022 predictions and New Year’s resolutions

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We reached out to 10 growth marketing experts to find how they were preparing for 2022 and to ask they had any New Year’s resolutions to share. What are your 2022 growth marketing resolutions? In 2022, the companies that come out on top will be those that unlock iOS 14 and leverage influencers.

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Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023

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Africa seemed to defy the global venture funding decline in the first half of 2022 after its startups raised $3 billion, double the amount secured over a similar period the previous year. Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch.

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Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes

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Mighty Building’s self-proclaimed mission is to create “beautiful, sustainable and affordable” homes. As a founding team, we have long been passionate about solving productivity for construction in a sustainable way,” said co-founder and CEO Slava Solonitsyn. We believe that we have a master plan now that can work.”

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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

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The Copenhagen-based startup announced the acquisition of fellow Danish fintech Gaia Investments this week with plans to integrate the trading platform, which focuses on investing in companies with sustainability goals, into its app. “As the talks progressed, it became more and more clear it was a great move for us.” after that.

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Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022

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During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022. TechCrunch editors and expert judges winnowed them down to the following five finalists who will be presenting in front of a whole new panel of judges on the last day of Disrupt, October 20, 2022: Advanced Ionics.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

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The company which secured around $30 million in total with its last priced round (Series E) in January 2016, plans to raise less or a similar amount when going public in 2022. But it’s quite different with IROKO. In what seems like a down round, I asked Njoku why the company isn’t planning to raise more?

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

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Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half of 2022, will spiral into this year. Despite the challenges that emerged in the second half of the year, 2022 was another year of growth for Africa in terms of total funding raised, number of deals and number of investors involved.

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