Ghanaian agritech Complete Farmer has raised a recently concluded US$10.4 million pre-Series A funding round (US$7 million equity and US$3.4 million debt) to consolidate its efforts in transforming farming practices in Africa by developing critical technical and physical infrastructure to enhance efficiency in the agricultural value chain.
With a pre-seed round of USD $600,000, Databits aims to strengthen its presence in Mexico by increasing the range of courses and programs it offers on data science and AI. Databits, born in Ecuador in 2019, has focused on revolutionizing how professionals in Latin America use their knowledge of Data and Artificial Intelligence to become more efficient, productive and innovative.
ANKA, an Ivorian SaaS e-commerce platform for African businesses, has raised US$5 million. The pre-Series A extension round is a mix of equity and debt; last January, ANKA, formerly Afrikrea, raised US$6.2 million. The seven-year-old startup has secured US$13.5 million from investors since its inception. In a statement, ANKA said it will use the fresh investment to strengthen product development and expand services, particularly in its key markets: Nigeria, Kenya and the U.S.
AI-edited content is less concerning than AI-generated content — that’s the takeaway from Meta’s adjustment to its AI labeling on Facebook and other platforms. The “AI info” label will continue to appear on AI-generated content. Where content has only been modified or edited using AI, the label will appear more demurely in the post’s menu.