Seedrs Acquired By Republic in $100m deal!
At the beginning of this year, Erly Stage reported on Crowdcube’s planned acquisition of Seedrs. At this time, the potential acquisition was still under review by the UK watchdog, The…
The Rise of Corporate Venture Capital
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is - in essence - a straightforward concept. The model allows successful companies to invest in promising businesses whose success will be advantageous for both parties.…
The Rise of Corporate Venture Capital
In March 2021, CBInsights reported that the number of “megarounds” corporate venture capital groups participated in has been dramatically increasing over the last 5 years. In 2016, the number of…
Skyweaver: The game bringing card trading into the Digital Realm
As children, some of the best memories we have are of exchanging cards with friends and boasting about being the proud owner of a highly sought-after card. Who can forget…
WTF Is Crypto Gaming Doing With NFT’s
The use and popularity of blockchain in many industries is rising and crypto-gaming is no exception. This new technology lends itself perfectly to the crypto-gaming universe, with the use of…
“Robinhood” of Pakistan – KTrade receives $4.5m in global funding round
The term financial inclusion has a wide berth. It is used to describe how inclusive or "open" financial services are to the population at large. Often we think of the…
Protected: The rise of decentralisation in the data privacy space
On a rainy afternoon in 1996 at the Microsoft HQ, one crafty employee conjured up something called the ‘peer-to-peer tunneling protocol’, which would grow up to be what we know…
Accenture Ventures Invests in the African Fintech Market
With a growing youth population and a GDP that outstripped South Africa’s in 2020, Nigeria is at the forefront of digital and financial innovation. Historically, transferring money to Nigeria has…
Why Open Source is Eating Europe
This article was originally published at nautacapital.com Some good stories start with a printer. And as it often happens, stories with a printer end up in frustration. This particular story of…
The Alternative Financing Models Making Entrepreneurship More Accessible
For young businesses, raising capital can be a challenge and the economic impact of COVID-19 has only piled on the pressure. One of the traditional ways for businesses to receive…
Birthing a new generation: The startups taking on male infertility
Infertility is a multi-billion dollar industry that has plagued couples around the world. Fortunately for many, a number of startups have now trained their sights on this incredibly important space…
NeoBanking is all the rage in South Asia
Neobanks are sprouting up all over the world and South Asia is no exception. Though internet banking has been available for the past decade, there is a new kid in…