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Ongoing “Africa Venture Finance Programme.” More than 40 leading African venture capital fund managers are taking part in the programme at Oxford University’s Said Business School in England.[Courtesy] Strengthening Africa’s next investors and entrepreneurs, supporting

“The fax machine still exists, but only in healthcare,” said Dr. Kaushal Kulkarni, a neuro-ophthalmologist. “Someone goes out and retrieves records from the hospital basement and proceeds to put 1,000 pages—basically fax

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has tightened its stance on granting insurance manufacturing licences, limiting access for venture capital-backed fintech firms, according to an Economic Times report. The

The vast majority of defense tech exits are acquisitions, according to JPMorgan’s recent applied technologies report. But unlike semiconductors, which tend to be more mature in the development cycles when acquired, defense

Even before European governments ramped up their focus on defense funding this year, with many LPs and GPs following suit, family offices were making hay from investing in defense-related technology. The sector

Dfsa Journey Fund managers are increasingly viewing Dubai Financial Services Authority authorization as a strategic competitive advantage rather than a regulatory requirement, according to industry observers tracking institutional investment trends in the

New alliance on deep tech IDTA gets $1 billion commitment from investors A coalition of venture capital and private equity firms from the U.S. and India officially launched the India Deep Tech

In 2025, venture capital is undergoing a seismic shift. Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) Speedrun initiative—a $180 million bet on pre-traction startups—has ignited a debate about the future of innovation financing. By investing in

At APAC Media’s Founding Stories, we explore the remarkable journeys of companies that reshaped India’s business landscape. One such story is that of Wipro Limited, a global leader in IT services and