Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Sequoia Capital’s effort to give its LPs liquidity on the firm’s investments in Stripe, how LatAm fintechs are still catching investors’ attention, a sizable Series A from an African startup, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to […]
Women in AI: Charlette N’Guessan is tackling data scarcity on the African continent
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Charlette N’Guessan is the Data Solutions and Ecosystem Lead at Amini, a deep tech startup leveraging space technology and artificial intelligence […]
Where is Pascal Siakam from? Home country, town and more to know about Pacers star's African roots
Pascal Siakam has quietly climbed the ranks of NBA stardom since entering the league in 2016. The former Raptors standout already sits as one of his past employer’s greatest-ever talents, helping propel them to gold in just his third year with the team. Siakam followed up his postseason exploits with a pair of All-Star nods, […]
Korean Music Artist Flooded With Hate For Allegedly Faking An African Accent
A song by Korean artists is going viral on TikTok for the wrong reasons. In December 2023, Korean music artists Kohway (also known as King Kohway) and Nieah collaborated. They released “Run Away,” produced by Jay Dope. The song is now garnering attention on video-sharing app TikTok three months later. Netizens were shocked to listen to […]
African B2B e-commerce giant Wasoko marked down to $260M after VC halves stake
VNV Global, a Swedish investment firm that backs startups in mobility, health and marketplaces, slashed the value of its holding in Wasoko, an African B2B e-commerce startup, by 48%, according to its annual report for 2023. In its annual report, VNV set Wasoko’s fair value at around $ 260 million as of December 2023, the month […]