South Africa-based VC firm HAVAÍC has announced the third and final close of the HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund, a US$20 million fund that will invest in early-stage technology companies in South, East, and West Africa.
Cape Town-based ed-tech startup Mindjoy aims to make coding skills accessible for kids – and grownups – on any internet-enabled device. Making use of Replit, a browser-based development environment that doesn’t require specific hardware or software, Mindjoy provides live, small-group, virtual coding classes to kids aged eight or above.
B2B CDP Leadspace today announced Leadspace Studio, an “all-in-one, AI-driven solution for sales and marketing to find, create and accelerate pipeline with the highest probability of conversion”. The offering combines predictive models, third-party prospect data, AI-driven segmentation, and integration with CRM, marketing automation, and delivery systems. Leadspace also announced a free “Pipeline Impact Report” that will analyze a sample of your data and return reports on your Total Available Market, data health, and recommended marketing programs.
Changes in marketing channels and data access have made advertising measurement more important, and challenging, than ever. Taking advantage of growing interest in the topic, Bain Capital is selling Kantar Group’s audience measurement division, Kantar Media, to global investment firm H.I.G. Capital for “approximately $1 billion”. Kantar Media accounts for 4,500 of Kantar Group’s 25,000 employees.