SA AI startup Verascient raises $1.2m pre-seed funding to help companies build better teams
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in pre-seed funding to help companies build faster and more capable teams using AI. Founded by Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, the Cape Town-based Verascient delivers the operating system and expertise companies need to s

Source: Disrupt Africa (Southern Africa) · South Africa
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in pre-seed funding to help companies build faster and more capable teams using AI. Founded by Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, the Cape Town-based Verascient delivers the operating system and expertise companies need to s…
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