Robert Downey Jr launches venture fund to invest in sustainable tech
Last year, actor Robert Downey Jr of ‘Iron Man’ launched the FootPrint Coalition, an organization dedicated to using high-tech innovations to tackle environmental problems. As part of that effort, the actor and activist, has now announced the launch of the FootPrint Coalition Ventures, a series Read More...
Venture capital firms collaborate to offer African startups a pandemic lifeline
The pandemic has taken a toll on African start-ups. One estimate predicts that investment in African startups could drop by as much as 40 percent by the end of the year. In an effort to keep these companies afloat, Ventures Platform, an Abuja, Nigeria-based early-stage fund, is creating a relief Read More...