Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

When Visa invested in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint earlier this year, it didn’t just validate the newly…

Commercial services platform BuildOps becomes a unicorn, raises $127M

Commercial services tech hasn’t historically been considered “sexy,” but the need for innovation in the space…

VC Aileen Lee highlights how the broader investor exodus is worsening woes for unicorn companies

In this week’s episode of the StrictlyVC Download podcast, veteran VC Aileen Lee was direct about…

Geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy may IPO as early as next year

Geothermal startup Fervo Energy is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering in the next two years.…

Augury and Hightouch joined the unicorn club

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AI agents could birth the first one-person unicorn — but at what societal cost?

Thanks to the advent of cloud computing and distributed digital infrastructure, the one-person micro-enterprise is far…

How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoint’s unicorn exit

At a recent investor meeting, early-stage African investor Oui Capital informed limited partners that it had…