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Talk360 Raises $4 Million Seed Round to Expand its Calling Business, Build African Payment Platform
Talk360’s calling app raises capital to expand footprint and brand across Africa, and open its’ payment platform to other merchants.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AfricInvest Closes African Midcap-Focused Fund at Over $400 Million
AfricInvest, a leading investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit and listed equities, has announced the final close of its AfricInvest Fund IV with total commitments of US$411 million.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: M Auto Becomes the Largest E-Vehicle Company in Africa
Simultaneous launch in Togo and Benin gives Africans unprecedented access to green and affordable electric powered two-wheelers.
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- Finance, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Info Edge Has Lost Over $1.2 Billion on Its Investment in Zomato, Policybazaar
Sanjeev Bhikchandani-led Info Edge has lost $1.2 billion in its investment in tech startups Zomato and PolicyBazaar.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, startups
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Constant Ventures Is Raising $100 Million VC Fund for Investment Into Tech Startups Across West Africa
The investment will go to technology start-ups across West Africa – focusing on marketplace platforms and finance, healthcare, and education initiatives.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Resolving the Core Tension of Impact-Focused Fintech: A Viable Model for Reaching Rural Women with Digital Financial Services
Reaching last-mile communities is challenging for a business that also has to attend to its own bottom line. Claudia Sosa Lazo at IDEO.org discusses a partnership between IDEO.org, BRAC, bKash and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics that is seeking profitable ways to bring digital financial services to rural women in Bangladesh. She explains how the partnership provides a model for other businesses and NGOs that hope to unlock both profit and social impact, while bringing beneficial products to the world’s most excluded communities.
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- Finance, Technology
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General Atlantic Intends to Invest $2 Billion In India, Southeast Asia: Reuters
A senior executive at global private equity company General Atlantic told Reuters that the firm plans to invest $2 billion in India and Southeast Asia.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Latin American Shipping Solutions Startup clicOH Closes $25 Million Series A Funding Led by Tiger Global
The funding will support rapid expansion into new markets as the company continues to revolutionize logistics infrastructure throughout the region.
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- Finance
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- Latin America