AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation reach final close of Pan-African fund at €110M

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF), a Pan-African fund launched via a partnership between AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and Cathay Innovation, a European-born but global-focused venture capital firm, has achieved a final close of €110 million. Just last week, Cathay Innovation announced that it was targeting to raise €1 billion for its third fund…

Casavo, an Opendoor-style proptech from Italy, raises $410M to expand its instant buyer platform across Europe

Opendoor opened the door, so to speak, to the idea of applying technology to the concept of house flipping to both scale the opportunity and make it considerably more efficient. And while its share price is being hammered at the moment in a wider downturn for tech stocks overall, it’s a strong enough concept that…

Former Tencent insurance boss joins web3 powerhouse Animoca Brands

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based gaming company and the investor behind web3 big names like The Sandbox, Sky Mavis, Dapper Labs, and OpenSea, just got a talent boost. Alan Lau, former CEO and chairman at Tencent’s in-house insurance agency WeSure, has joined Animoca as its chief business officer, Lau’s LinkedIn page shows. Animoca, which got…

This renewable energy engineer prep learning bundle is on sale for just $50

TL;DR: As of July 19, you can get The 2022 Complete Renewable Energy Engineer Preparation Bundle for just $49.99 instead of $2,400 — that’s a 97% discount. The United States’ recent commitment to renewable energy sources is more evidence that the renewable industry is more than a way to conserve environmental resources. As the demand…

Enjoy a convenient, fast charge with this Magsafe and Qi compatible wireless charger

TL;DR: As of July 19, you can get a Magsafe Compatible Qi Wireless Charger for just $16.99 instead of $39 — that’s a 57% discount. Wireless charging doesn’t have to be limited to leaving your phone on a stationary charging pad. With the MagSafe Compatible Qi Wireless Charger, you get a magnetically-aligned wireless charger mounted…

4,000 beagles to be rescued in Humane Society’s ‘largest operation ever’

There’s a lot of terrible news stories around, so here’s one with a happy ending — but a warning, some of the initial details are distressing. Around 4,000 beagles are being rescued from a facility that bred and sold animals for laboratory testing purposes, after an investigation discovered that the dogs were subject to distressing…

Russia told a militia to prioritize destroying Western weapons in Ukraine, the latest sign it’s threatened by how they’re boosting Ukraine

Ukrainian troops fire with surface-to-surface rockets MLRS toward Russian positions in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images Russia wants Ukraine’s long-range missiles destroyed as it seeks further gains in the Donbas. Russia’s defense minister told a militia to target weapons given to Ukraine by the West. The long-range weapons have given…