Columbian education startup, UBITS, raises $25 mn Series B investment round

Bogota-based UBITS raises a $25 million investment round for its digital learning platform focused on helping equip employees and expand their abilities.  The startup offers an annual subscription program for its courses and training for topics including big data, different programs and software, and digital marketing, among others.  “LatAm has the largest skills gap in […]

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Food and beverage startup, Living Food, raises Series A worth $7.5 mn

Bangalore-based produce startup, Living Food, raises $7.5 mn investment round for its e-commerce marketplace. The startup’s platform and primary service focus on providing fresh grocery options in a variety of categories directly to customers within Bangalore itself. Customers can shop by collection, use, or type of products including sections such as beverages, breads and spreads, […]

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Workplace skills-focused startup, Disprz, raises $13 mn investment

Chennai-based digital learning startup, Disprz, raises new Series B investment round worth $13 million. The startup’s education offerings and services are aimed at businesses in order to help businesses’ employees gain knowledge and technological skills, among other aspects. The company’s platform uses artificial intelligence. “We started out as a single product company, but are now […]

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Asilimia raises $2 mn in two investment rounds for its fintech services

Nairobi-based financial services startup, Asilimia, raises a $2 million investment for its platform and app focused on lending services, among others. The startup’s digital service, called Leja, will be focused on providing loans and booking-keeping services for the small and medium business sector, especially those such as merchants. The company’s customer base has grown to […]

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TreeDots raises $11 mn for its food supply-focused platform and services

Food and waste management startup, TreeDots, raises new Series A investment round worth $11 million.  The startup provides a social e-commerce platform, focusing on providing a digital marketplace for surplus food, such as those which look imperfect, in order to effectively manage food waste. The company also provides digitizing services for food businesses, and services […]

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