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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

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Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. Adam Umar is the company’s CTO, while Akinbola Asalu is the COO. CEO Ruth Iselema.

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Meet the newest crypto builders from web3 accelerator Alliance DAO’s demo day

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Oftentimes these events are filled with traditional seed-stage tech companies based in Silicon Valley. About three-fourths of the teams are focusing on NFTs, infrastructure or decentralized finance (DeFi), while the majority of the teams are building on layer-1 blockchains Ethereum, Polygon and Solana. Stage: Seed round.

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Is this the year that we get our dream back channeling platform?

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Which is why I’m hoping that this is the year that a back channeling social media platform actually takes off. In a world where due diligence is evolving to be somewhat flippant in the early stage, back channeling is simultaneously going from a deep conversation about strengths and weaknesses to a thumbs up or thumbs down affair.

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Find trends, advice and value at these special breakout sessions during TC Disrupt 2021

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The Disrupt agenda so far features more than 80 interviews, panel discussions, events and breakout sessions that span the startup tech spectrum… with more to come! With the emergence of concepts such as NFT and GameFi, socialization prosperities are bringing new energy to the crypto world. Brought to you by Diligent Corporation.

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Web3Auth secures $13M from Sequoia India to simplify crypto onboarding and authentication

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The current state of crypto onboarding is unwieldy and unnecessarily prolonged due to the seed phrase, a series of words created by the crypto wallet to regain access. The lengthy passwords that users are asked to store in a safe place can be a significant barrier to entry for non-technical users who are used to simple “forgot password?”

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

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Technology has proven important in maintaining the healthcare industry’s resilience in the face of so many obstacles. The healthcare business has embraced numerous technology-based solutions to increase productivity and streamline clinical procedures. Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Emerging Patterns.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

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But it’s also one of the more expensive places to start a business, due to its high cost of living, salary expectations and relatively small labor market. Zurich/Zug’s “Crypto Valley” is a global blockchain hotspot and is home to, among others, the Ethereum Foundation. Ten years ago startups were unusual.