Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Startup funding activities tracked in Africa and the Middle East this week include Fairgen, MNZL, d.light, Maad, and Lune Technologies. Key funding rounds include AI startup Fairgen raising $8M, Egypt fintech

TLDR: Manish Kejriwal, Founder of Kedaara Capital, discusses trust, mentorship, and intellectual honesty in private equity. Key elements covered include the importance of trust, mentorship in leadership development, and navigating private equity

TLDR: Terri Burns has launched her own venture capital firm, Type Capital She focuses on empowering visionary Gen Z founders at the pre-seed and seed stages In the world of venture capital,

TLDR: Aeropay, a Pay-By-Bank solution provider, secures $20m in Series B financing led by Group 11. The company has experienced 10X revenue growth and processes over $1bn in volume annually. Aeropay secures

TLDR: Kudos, a Los Angeles-based company, has raised $10.2M in Series A funding. The funding round was led by QED Investors with participation from several other investors. Kudos, a Los Angeles-based company,

TLDR: Good Company, an Israeli venture capital firm, has launched a $30 million fund to support mission-driven startups addressing global challenges. They specialize in pre-seed and seed investments in startups focused on

Border to Coast raises another £1.2bn for climate funds TLDR: Border to Coast has raised £1.2 billion for its climate opportunities programme, led by Imraan Mohammed. Border to Coast raises £1.2 billion

TLDR: Vertex Ventures Japan has launched a $64.24M fund, Vertex Ventures Japan Fund I (VVJFI), to support tech startups in Japan. The fund aims to invest in promising Japanese startups with growth

TLDR: Steven Greitzer founded Provenance to bring AI to personalize wedding ceremonies, drawing from personal experiences as a wedding officiant. The wedding industry is a large but fragmented market in the U.S.

TLDR: Key Points: PolyAI raises over €46 million in Series C funding round. PolyAI aims to revolutionize customer service automation using conversational AI. Article Summary: The London-based AI startup PolyAI has secured