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Taking a closer look at fintech and asking how much dry powder VCs have and brought the latest from unicorn land, TechCrunch has explored the global perspective. We are still working.
We are going to look at the European venture market later this week. Europe is not doing the best things. Africa is on track for a record year in terms of venture capital raising, according to data.
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Today we have some more positive data to chew on, instead of just tracking which areas are declining the fastest, as has been the case in the past.
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