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As the summer heats up and we roll in H2 let's take a look back at the biggest news of H1 that went down at Partech. 😎

We now have not one but two new Partners!
Congrats to André François-Poncet and Andrew Whiting. With the closing of Partech Growth II late last year they will both continue to play an instrumental role in our Growth strategy, investing in Europe's next generation of category leaders. 🙌

Elena Moneta was hired as a new Principal in the Venture team. Finn Weise of the Seed team was promoted to Senior Associate and other key members of the Growth team were also promoted with Laetitia Marcadé and Luis Zarate promoted to Senior Associate and Alexis Lancien promoted to Associate. 🎊

EcoVadis , the sustainability ratings purpose-led company, raised $500M , the largest equity fundraising for a sustainability data SaaS company to date. 🌍

Xendit Indonesia , the Southeast Asian fintech unicorn, announced a $300M funding round, with plans for expansion and value-added services like working capital loans, in addition to payments. 🏦

Rohlik , Europe's leading full-basket e-grocer, announced $230M Series D funding . 🥐

CoachHub , the leading global digital coaching platform, secured $200M Series C funding . They plan to expand to Asia Pacific and bolster their team. ✍

Alan , the Parisian insurtech whose flagship product is online health insurance has announced a $193M funding round, a year after obtaining unicorn status, this raise doubles its valuation to $2.9B. 🩺

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Africa Tech is the fastest growing ecosystem in the world. 🌍

We are delighted to announce the release of the 2021 Partech Africa Report: The annual report on VC Funding for African Startups. 🥳

🔥 2021 proved to be another exciting year for African tech startups with $5.2 billion raised in total equity funding in 681 rounds of fundraising.

🚀 Africa tech grew faster than any other region with 2x the activity of last year and more than 3x the amount invested.

🌍 While Nigeria is now playing in its own league, Egypt, South Africa and Kenya also attracted more than half a billion each; and Senegal reached the Top 5 for the first time.

In the report you’ll find a breakdown of the countries, sectors, founders and investors involved, as well as some exciting new topics to explore including debt deals, Megadeals and unicorns… 🦄

A huge thank you to the whole Partech Africa team for compiling this report! 🙌



Want to know more? Download the full report on our website: https://partechpartners.com/2021-africa-tech-venture-capital-report/

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After their recent raise, Groover CEO and Co-Founder Romain Palmieri was a guest on BFM Business to explain more about how the platform matches up-and-coming talents with the best media outlets and professionals. 🎧

Find the full interview here:

Start up & co : La plateforme de promotion musicale Groover lève 6 millions d'euros pour accélérer son développement à l'international - 04/11 Ce jeudi 4 novembre, Romain Palmieri, co-fondateur de Groover, est revenu sur la dernière levée de fonds de sa plateforme de promotion musicale, dans Start up & co, dans l'émission Tech & Co présentée par François Sorel. Tech & Co est à voir ou écouter du lundi au jeudi sur BFM Business.