Portfolio milestone: Canza Finance surpasses $131M+ in cumulative USDT volume and launches CAPP, its autonomous AI payment protocol. The volume highlights strong demand for scalable cross-border payments in Africa.
Founders who win listen first. @BuuPass focused on the real operator pain point - visibility & control. 2024: $70M+ GMV, 30M+ tickets, 3 countries. Turning Africa’s transport from pen & paper to digital infrastructure.
Exciting news from our Asia portfolio!
@ReapGlobal has announced a strategic partnership with @FincraHQ , a leading payments infrastructure provider for businesses, marking its first alliance in Africa, to expand the payments corridor between Africa and Asia.
AI x Crypto: Google has introduced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)-an open standard designed to enable agent-led payments.
We are optimistic about this sector and welcome conversations with founders building at the AI x crypto edge, particularly in emerging markets.
🚨 #AMA Happening TODAY!
From Deck to Check: What Makes Investors Say "YES" to the Deal?
🗓 Aug 7th at 1 PM UTC+0 (9 PM GMT+8)
🎧 https://t.co/lNwmHqgVh8
Host: Laura K. Inamedinova @laura_gateio Chief Ecosystem Officer @gate_io | Principal @gate_ventures
🎤 Speakers:
・Stella Yang, Investment Manager at HashKey Capital @Lepus_xbt@HashKey_Capital
・Hailey Y, Venture Lead at Adaverse @haileyyang130@Adaverse_Acc
・Melvin Tan, Head of Portfolio Growth at Signum Capital @lunchkaki@Signum_Capital
・William Patterson, Founder at Third Earth Capital
@iwillpat@thirdearthcap
Top VCs reveal what really gets them to say “yes”!
🎧 https://t.co/lNwmHqgVh8
Big thanks to everyone who joined the conversation on the future of Web3! 🙌
We had a powerful discussion with panelists Waleed Aloriny, @Billal_Yamak, and @WajdBadawi - moderated by @haileyyang130
Here are some key takeaways from the session 🧵👇
What’s next for Web3? 🌍🇸🇦
Join us in Riyadh on June 24 @ 2PM at @CODE_MCIT for a live panel with top voices from the Kingdom + beyond.
🎙️ Great speakers
🔥 Big ideas
💬 Real convos
🎟️ Free to attend: https://t.co/zxEPZSKRXL
@Billal_Yamak, @WajdBadawi, @haileyyang130
🗞️ Need to catch up on the news? Here's our top 10 from today:
🔸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says dollar-linked stablecoins could hit a $2 trillion market cap, calling it "a very reasonable number" that could strengthen the dollar's global position.
🔹 The US Senate has advanced the GENIUS stablecoin bill with a 68-30 vote, setting it up for debate and a full floor vote before potentially heading to the House.
🔸 GameStop proposes $1.75 billion convertible bond offering with proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes including investments aligned with its policy.
🔹 United States Secretary of the Treasury Bessent says the US debt ceiling must be raised and extended.
🔸 Bank of America CEO says the bank is developing a stablecoin both independently and in collaboration with industry partners.
🔹 Stripe to acquire crypto wallet startup Privy to simplify wallet integration and expand its crypto product stack.
🔸 President Trump urges Fed to cut rates by one full point.
🔹 US inflation rises to 2.4%, below the estimated 2.5%.
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