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Sweden's Norrsken pledges €300m to 'AI for Good'
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Sweden’s Norrsken pledges €300m to ‘AI for Good’

Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation announced on Wednesday a €300 million ($348 million) investment commitment to support European startups leveraging artificial intelligence for social impact across sectors such as climate, healthcare, food, education, and societal development. Founded in 2016 by Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth, the Norrsken Foundation operates a portfolio of venture capital and investment funds that […]

Seedstars Africa raises $30m to fund African startups
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Seedstars Africa raises $30m to fund African startups

The European Investment Bank’s subsidiary, EIB Global, has committed $30 million in finance to Seedstars Africa Ventures. Following a $8 million investment, French private equity firm LBO France, the fund’s anchor investor, has made a fresh commitment. With a goal of raising between $80 million and $100 million, the fund will help seed and Series […]

Nigerian startups owe $415m 10-year debt – Report
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Nigerian startups owe $415m 10-year debt – Report

Briter Bridges, a research and market intelligence company which focuses on developing nations, has stated that approximately $415 million has been borrowed by Nigerian digital entrepreneurs over the past ten years. According to the report “Debt Financing in Africa’s Innovative Ecosystem,” between 2014 and 2023, African startups as a whole borrowed a total of $2.1 […]