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Colombian startup Vozy, a Voice AI Platform in Latin America raised a US$5 million Pre-Series A funding round. Vozy has positioned itself as the leading Voice AI solution in LatAm through the development of a technological infrastructure based on three products or layers: Lili, the conversational assistant, Speech Analytics for conversation analysis, and Voice Biometrics for user identification. With its platform, the startup serves over 150 corporate clients in more than sixteen countries.

Brazil-based Credix has raised US$11.25 million in a Series A round led by Motive Partners & ParaFi Capital. Credix enables fintech companies and other non-bank lenders to convert their receivables and real assets into investment capital. All financing happens on-chain using USDC & smart contracts, creating instant efficiencies, settlement, and more transparency.

Bumpa, a Nigerian startup building the infrastructure to power online commerce and enable African small business owners to start, manage and grow their businesses from their mobile devices, has raised a $4 million seed round.

Despite raising $55 million Series A in 2021, MaxAB, the food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, has raised a pre-Series B fund of $40 million to continue growth due to the rising demand for food and groceries and fuel its expansion across the MENAP region.

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, announced collaborations with GiftAbled, an organization that empowers people with disabilities; Skillible, an upskilling platform to help women start or restart their careers post a long break and the Pride Circle Foundation, a non-profit that works actively to uplift, and empower the LGBTQIA+ community in India. These collaborations aim to strengthen Salesforce India’s commitment to ensuring inclusion and diversity in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Swiss multinational biotech giant Roche Pharma has set up a state-of-the-art Global Analytics and Technology Centre of Excellence (GATE) in Hyderabad, making it the company’s second data analytics centre in India. With the latest expansion, GATE will have a total headcount of 100 by the end of 2022 and has expansion plans as well.

Oracle launched a unique Cloud infrastructure platform that will enable partners and organisations, including in India, to become cloud providers and provide more than 100 services available on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to their own customers wherever they are. Called ‘Oracle Alloy,’ the new Cloud platform is a key announcement for India since the company has a lot of existing customers there, operating in the regulated industries.

Australian logistics company Shippit has acquired Singapore-based tech developer Luwjistik in a US$11.3 million deal.  Following the acquisition, Shippit will double down on growth in Southeast Asia by leveraging Luwjistik’s tech, expertise, and local network.

South Korea’s largest internet company Naver Corp has inked a deal to acquire Poshmark, Inc., a United States-listed social e-commerce marketplace for new and secondhand style, for approximately $1.2 billion.

Foodology, which a year ago had its Series A for US$15 million, just announced a new round of US $50 million. The company is one of the most important startups that operate dark kitchens in the region, and pop star Maluma is one of the investors. Foodology presents itself as a fast way for companies to develop and scale virtual restaurants under their own brands or third-party brands. According to the company’s figures, it already has more than 80 virtual kitchens operating in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru, delivering more than... Read More >

Elenas, which estimates that 11 million women in Latin America sell consumer items via catalogs and door-to-door sales methods, is digitizing that process so they can more easily sell from home.

Viebeg Technologies, a health tech company, backed by venture capital, is making it easier for more people in Central and East Africa to get affordable healthcare by helping healthcare facilities buy supplies in real-time. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to manage supply chain processes like shipping, warehousing, distribution, and inventory management to ensure that healthcare facilities have the right medical supplies.