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VentureburnFor decades, Africa has famously exported its raw crude oil only to buy back expensive, imported refined fuel. That exhausting, money-draining cycle is about to end. The colossal Dangote Refinery
VentureburnWeb3 adoption has long been framed as a story led by developed markets and Silicon Valley capital. That framing is starting to look outdated. Across emerging markets, smartphone and internet
VentureburnSouth Korean defence components manufacturer Digitron has secured roughly US$8.38M in a Pre-IPO funding round. Six institutional investors participated, including SBI Investment, IBK Venture Investment, New Main Capital, Cornerstone Investment
VentureburnInformation is transitioning from a passive commodity into a priced financial asset. As traditional polling and legacy qualitative research struggle with lagging indicators and narrative bias, prediction markets have crossed
VentureburnStrong inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can make a crypto founder’s next funding round look better timed. But demand for Bitcoin exposure does not establish that investors are more
VentureburnElectric mobility company Spiro has secured an additional $18 million in debt financing from the Africa Go Green Fund (AGG). Managed by Cygnum Capital, the climate-focused debt fund has now