San Francisco, US-based social music apps maker Smule scored $16.6 million in a new funding round led by Roth Capital Partners to develop its products and fuel its expansion into Asia.
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Seplat's listing is expected to spur IPO on Nigerian Stock Exchange
Seplat's public debut has been expected to increase IPOs on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, reported Ventures Africa.
Station 12 raising $250M to back growth rounds of media tech startups in Europe
UK-based growth capital fund Station 12 is raising $250 million (£150 million) for its new fund that will invest in the growth rounds of media tech startups in Europe.
Enable Midstream Partners announces IPO pricing
Enable Midstream Partners has announced its IPO price valued USD20 per share piece to start trading on Friday, April 11 on the NYSE.
San Francisco food delivery startup Munchery raises $28M in Series B funding
San Francisco, US-based online food delivery startup Munchery raised $28 million in a Series B funding round led by Sherpa Ventures to bring its service to Seattle and other places in the US.
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Ooomf changed its name to Crew and announced receiving USD2.1 million new funds, reported TechCrunch.
Lisec Group disclosed expansion plans directed to entering the Nigerian glass market, reported Ventures Africa.
Genesis Media received new funding which was valued USD6 million for interrupting ads known as ContentUnlock, reported TechCrunch.
Zandesk revealed its plan to go public and its acquisition of Singapore's Zopim, reported Ventures Beat.
New round funds were given to AppDirect valued at USD35 million, reported TechCrunch. AppDirect has announced taking in USD35 million in fresh rounds of funds, reported TechCrunch.
Advanced Finance and Investment Group (AFIG) would raise USD200 million investment for SMEs in Africa in the next two years, said a report from Ventures Africa.
Kohlapur, India-based commercial bank Ratnakar Bank Ltd pocketed $54.6 million (INR3.28 billion) from foreign investors CDC Group and Asia Capital and Advisors through the sale of an undisclosed minority stake to fund its rural expansion.
Berkeley, US-based on-demand food startup SpoonRocket raised $10 million in funding from Foundation Capital and General Catalyst to deliver food to customers in San Francisco and East Bay within 15 minutes.
San Francisco, California-based WordPress parent firm Automattic acquired New York, US-based long-form reading content discovery app Longreads for an undisclosed amount with the latter to function as it is post-acquisition.
