Investments & Funding
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IPO bound craft beer company Brewdog raises record US$42m in online equity crowdfunding round
UK – Brewdog, the world’s most prominent craft beer company, has raised £30.2m (about US$42m) in an online-only equity crowdfunding round dubbed “Equity For Punks…
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Kenyan online food store Greenspoon bags financial backing to boost capabilities
KENYA – Greenspoon Ltd, Kenya’s first online food store to offer full transparency to its customers around the source of their food, has secured an…
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Nigerian Agritech startup Releaf secures US$4.2m funding, grant to boost oil palm processing
NIGERIA – Nigeria-based agritech startup Releaf has secured US$2.7-million in a seed funding round to enable the development of industrial food processing technology in the…
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B2B e-commerce startup Capiter raises US$33m Series A funding round to drive expansion plan
EGYPT – Capiter, a B2B e-commerce startup which brings together manufacturers, brands, wholesalers and retailers on one platform, has raised a US$33 million Series A…
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Ingredion expands pulse-based protein capacity, continues investment in future of sugar reduction
CANADA – Plant-based ingredient solutions provider, Ingredion Inc. has cut ribbon to its new production facility for flours and concentrates at its Canadian manufacturing assets…