Daily Archives: Apr 19, 2026
Sony Launches New Venture Fund, Targets Over $130 Million to Back...
Sony Group said it has launched a new corporate venture capital fund, Sony Innovation Fund 4 L.P., marking the latest step in its push to back high-growth startups and deepen open innovation efforts.
The Japanese conglomerate said its venture arm, Sony Ventures Corporation (SVC), completed the first closing of the...
MoneyGram, NALA Unveil Stablecoin Cross-Border Payments Across Africa, Asia
MoneyGram and NALA have announced a strategic partnership to enable stablecoin-based settlement for cross-border payouts into emerging markets across Africa and Asia, as payments firms increasingly explore blockchain infrastructure to reduce costs and settlement times.
The collaboration combines MoneyGram’s global payments network with NALA’s stablecoin settlement platform, Rafiki, to facilitate...
South Africa’s AI Diagnostics Raises $4.6M to Scale AI Tuberculosis Screening
South African medtech company AI Diagnostics has raised R85 million (about $4.6 million) in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate deployment of its artificial intelligence-powered tuberculosis (TB) screening technology across Africa and other emerging markets.
The funding will be used to expand clinical validation, strengthen regulatory approvals, and scale...