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Africa: Remittance Startup Targets Fees

Global Finance

Benjamin Fernandes’ goal for the fintech startup he launched in 2018, NALA, was to speed up money transfers within his native Tanzania. In July, despite a depressed fintech market, NALA’s 100-person startup raised $40 million (with a valuation of more than $200 million).

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Startup funding winter to end in 6-12 months as the number of registered startups increases: Redseer

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Redseer reports a 9X growth in registered startups in the Indian startup ecosystem over the past four years whereas funding spring is expected to return in the next 6-12 months.

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Pool of ‘unemployed CXOs’ grows as old firms refuse to match startup salaries

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“There are a large number of unemployed CXOs in the startup ecosystem – many of them are currently jobless, because neither are they willing to take pay cuts nor are they able to land a job in a large company that find them overpriced,” said Mayank Kumar, cofounder of edtech major upGrad.

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Hurun: In a 1st, India sees dip in startup unicorn numbers

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India figures at number three. In case of Australia, Sweden, and UAE, number of unicorns declined by one each. After accounting for dropouts, the US increased its unicorn tally to 703, China to 340.

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Evolution of Startup CFO: 5 points to consider before building finance function

CFO News

In order to understand the need for startups to hire a CFO who calls spade a spade, one must look beyond numbers. The author Amit Kulkarni, the Director Finance of an early stage venture fund, Fireside Ventures explores the imperatives of building a finance team in a startup and how founders should look at the function in the making.

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Startups brace for funding surge in 2024, says report

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During 2023, growth and late-stage startups chose to defer fundraising, and investors took their foot off the gas pedal owing to rising interest rates, leading to the number of mega rounds (those over $100 million) falling to only 15, compared to 48 in 2022.

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Today In Data: Are Startups’ Days Numbered?

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Ever since Facebook made its debut 13 years ago, investors have been sinking their teeth into various startups just hopping to have a fraction of the success. According to recent data , investors are becoming pickier and the startup arena is starting to see signs of struggles to survive. tech startup investments. $75