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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News 2 place · today 05:09 EDT

Lightrock, a London-based investment company, has announced the launch of Accelerate7, an investment platform targeting growth-stage companies in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Following the close of $500m (£374.6m), Lightrock’s Accelerate7 with cut checks of between $10m to $50m across sectors including energy, mobility and enabling technologies. The fund has already backed four ...

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