Flipboard expands its local coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns – TechCrunch

News aggregator Flipboard‘s local coverage is making what product lead Brian Gottesman described as a “quantum leap,” expanding from 60 topics (a.k.a. cities, towns and communities that you can follow)…

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds – TechCrunch

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi, co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors.…

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Beam raises $80M as the dental insurer looks to keep up rapid historical growth – TechCrunch

This morning Beam, an insurtech startup that provides dental coverage to corporate employees, announced that it has closed an $80 million Series E. Mercato-affiliated Traverse led the investment, with Nationwide insurance…

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Flink, the Berlin-based grocery delivery startup that operates its own ‘dark stores’, raises $52M – TechCrunch

The on-demand grocery delivery industry in Europe (and beyond) continues to heat up amidst the pandemic, including a plethora of startups taking a vertical approach by operating their own delivery…

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[Funding alert] Convenience store retail chain AMPM raises Rs 1.6 Cr through Agility Venture Partners

Haryana-based convenience store startup AMPM, which aims to be India's answer to Japan’s 7-Eleven, on Tuesday announced that it has raised Rs 1.6 crore in funding through Agility Venture Partners,…

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