In this week's round-up, we are sharing investment news in emerging markets from South Africa to Colombia. #fintech #healthtech #startups #emergingmarkets #investing #venturecapital #funding #impactinvesting #impinv
1. South African startup @LocumBase, an online platform that brings medical practices and locum practitioners together, has secured further funding from @ESquaredSA and Jozi Angels, after taking part in the @GrindstoneXL and joining @FoundersFFA. https://bit.ly/2LthFBy
2. GaiaWorks, a cloud-based workforce management service provider, raised $76.5m in a financing round that was led by @GGVCapital, @TencentGlobal, EDBI, and Index Capital. https://bit.ly/38j0SsX
3. #healthtech Brainsgate raised a $14m funding round led by BNP Joint Capital along with Spero and previous investors Elron, @Medtronic, Agate, @Pitango, and Cipio. https://bit.ly/34fcXhn
4. @Valiuco, a Colombian cryptocurrency fintech raised $5.25m in a seed round led by Blockchange Ventures and Pomp ( @APompliano). Additional investors included @CastleIslandVC, @ycombinator, @IDEOVC, @mercycorps, and others. https://bit.ly/2K5bPpB
5. Nigerian startup Indicina, which has developed a data-driven lending platform that digitises the credit value chain, has raised a six-figure US dollar funding round from investors including @AcuityVentures, Kepple, @ItannaAfrica and @anafricanfuture. https://bit.ly/3oQLiev