A huge congratulations to our partners at Norrsken22 as one of their portfolio startups, TymeBank becomes Africa’s ninth unicorn with a $250m Series D raise, and $1.5bn valuation. We are proud of this accomplishment! Lexi Novitske, CFA Bernard Ghartey Natalie Kolbe
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Come join Robert Lacher, alongside industry leaders including George Robson from Sequoia Capital, Paula Weber from Northzone, and Christian Miele from Headline, for an insightful discussion about the forefront of seed funding at this year's START Global Summit in St. Gallen. Who's currently investing in Seed Startups? And what implications does this hold for the broader VC ecosystem? Don't miss us on the Summit Stage on March 21st at 1:35 pm! Got questions in advance? Feel free to share them in the comments section below 👇
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🚀Greece’s Startup Ecosystem Is Heating Up!🔥 The past 9 months have seen a surge in activity, with startups operating in Greece raising $340 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐓𝐃, surpassing 2023’s total by $42 million! 📊 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 (𝐘𝐓𝐃 2024): • 47 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 backed by 35 VCs. • 3 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐬 📊 𝐐3 2024 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: •14 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬, with 9 disclosed totaling $52.4 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 • 5 rounds undisclosed The $1.24 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐄 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 remains the highlight of the year so far. As we head into Q4, we expect even more exciting developments in the ecosystem. Shoutout to Marathon Venture Capital for publishing the data.
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