Archive : VENTURE DEALS

Pinterest, the sensational social bookmarking site has raised a whopping $100 million from Japanese e-Commerce Platform Rakuten, at a $1.5 billion valuation today. If you are still new to Pinterst, [...]

Another funding week is over, and these 8 startups have secured funding.  Funding is a lengthy process but if you do not give up, your startup will be the next [...]

Fundraising is a significant way for startups to gather funds for early stage development, growth or expansion. Fundraising can be a lengthy process that requires several negotiations. Startup founders need [...]

Startups have several options for funding purposes. But raising the money to run the business takes time and lots of meetings. Some investors are often the business founders themselves, using [...]

Facebook has acquired another startup-Tagtile, after its $1 billion acquisition of Instagram a few days ago. This is the second acquisition in single week.Tagtile helps local businesses identify, engage and [...]

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook has just acquired Instagram- the popular photo sharing app for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is [...]

The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) has held its first Business Pitch Session on 27th March, 2012 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) is a [...]

Most startups were busy pitching and signing for new  funds to start or grow their businesses. Capital is an important factor in the success and growth of some startups. But [...]

Funding is a startups’ dream. Every startup need funding to expand and grow as fast possible. Lean startup advocates would argue that it is better to bootstrap and grow without funds [...]

Another week has ended and startups as usual were busy pitching and negotiating for funding. Some startups were successful at raising funds and others would have continue next week. Raising [...]

Omidyar Network and ACCION International have announced that they have invested US $3.2 million in Mobile Transactions International, a Zambian startup that leverages mobile technology and an agent network to [...]

A lot of startups were under our radar this week. After multiples of investor meetings and negotiations, these 11 startups secured funding from existing and new investors. Entrepreneurs looking for [...]

Groupon, an established leader in the daily deals market has acquired Hyperpublic,a two-year-old location-based startup. Hyperpublic is an open database of people, places, and things tied to a specific location. [...]

Every week  in our startup funding roundup series, we track top startups that raised funding for expansion, growth or increase in customer base. This week is no exception.  Swiss virtual [...]

Rapportive, a browser plugin that shows you everything about your contacts right inside your Gmail will soon be acquired by LinkedIn. Sources close to the story including Techrunch has stated [...]