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The International Finance Corporation’s US$25 million equity investment in Jumia Technologies AG is more than a financing deal for an e-commerce company. It represents a bet on digital commerce infrastructure as a tool for connecting African small businesses with larger markets, while strengthening logistics, distribution and employment networks around online trade.

BMW is putting more money behind artificial intelligence, but this time the investment has little to do with autonomous driving, in-car assistants, or manufacturing. BMW i Ventures has invested in CodeRabbit, an AI-powered software review company that just raised $143 million in Series C funding. It’s a particularly relevant investment as companies — including automakers…