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StellarPay raises $40M to make cross-border payments invisible
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StellarPay raises $40M to make cross-border payments invisible

Amara Okafor is rewiring how money moves across Africa. Tiger Global is now her largest backer — and the round signals that late-stage capital is rediscovering the continent.

Damian Olawale7 min
Funding

Fintech Q1 funding pulse: bigger checks, fewer winners

Q1 fintech rounds are up 38% in dollars but down 22% in deals. The bifurcation tells us where the next cycle is going.

Marcus Chen·
Fintech Q1 funding pulse: bigger checks, fewer winners
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Europe's $500M+ megarounds are back — three in the last sixty days

The numbers behind a sudden surge in European megarounds, and what it signals for the next cycle.

Marcus Chen·
Europe's $500M+ megarounds are back — three in the last sixty days
Funding

Climate tech Q1: where the smart money is actually going

A breakdown of the climate tech rounds the rest of the press missed last quarter.

Elena Rossi·
Climate tech Q1: where the smart money is actually going
Helix Bio raises $60M for inherited-disease gene therapy
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Helix Bio raises $60M for inherited-disease gene therapy

An Indian sovereign-linked fund led the round, with two US healthcare VCs participating. The capital plan: three concurrent clinical programs.

Marcus Chen6 min
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