Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa

Freshworks, the publicly listed SaaS firm, is acquiring U.S.-based startup Device42 for $230 million, the company disclosed in an SEC filing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder in the form of U.K private equity firm Permira. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Butcherbox is known for grinding its way forward, bootstrapping to more than $600,000 worth of revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Joanna Strober was around 47 she stopped sleeping. While losing sleep is a common symptom of perimenopause, she first had to go to multiple providers, including driving 45 minutes out of San Francisco to pay $750 out of pocket, to get that diagnosis and proper treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hyde Park Venture Partners is known for having visibility into more than 90% of mid-continent startups and being early backers of companies like ShipBob, FourKites, G2, LogicGate and Dentologie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The eyes aren’t just a window into the soul; tracking saccades can help doctors pick up a range of brain health issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French startup Carbonfact believes that the best carbon accounting solutions will focus on one vertical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs said in a report late Thursday that Indian food delivery giant Zomato’s quick commerce arm Blinkit is now more valuable than its core food delivery business, as per the bank’s sum-of-the-parts analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices