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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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Investcorp Targets $400 Million at Indian School Infrastructure, Warehousing
Investcorp will deploy $400 million into Indian school infrastructure and warehousing, as it seeks to expand investments in the South Asian nation, its Co-Chief Executive told Reuters on Monday.
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- Asia Pacific
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Why the Honeymoon Is Over for Startups in Latin America
Inflationary concerns, rising interest rates, persistent supply chain disruptions from Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are wreaking havoc on the global economy and consequently on its backbone, the global financial system.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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- startups
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Business Solutions to a Humanitarian Crisis: Nine Things Companies Must Understand to Support Refugees from Ukraine – And Around the World
As war rages in Ukraine, humanitarian efforts have struggled to keep pace with the needs of the refugees displaced by the conflict. According to Betsy Alley, an independent researcher and analyst with expertise in refugee business investment, the private sector can help. But how can businesses best contribute to something that has traditionally been a humanitarian affair? She shares nine learnings from the refugee crises of recent years, which show how enterprises and their employees can serve and empower refugees while also benefiting host communities – and their own businesses.
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- Investing
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African Development Bank Approves €9.8 Million Investment Funds For Tech Startups In Africa
The investment will support African start-ups, from seed to growth stages, particularly in the tech sector.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, startups
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B2B Sales Intelligence Platform Apollo.io to Invest Over $30 Million in India
Apollo.io, an integrated business-to-business (B2B) sales intelligence and engagement platform, helps over 16,000 paying clients automate their sales processes and scale their revenue.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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London-Based Lightrock Looks to Fuel Latin American Growth With New $300 Million Fund
London private equity firm Lightrock unveiled a fresh $300m Latin America fund today as it looks to spur growth in ‘purpose-driven’ entrepreneurs across the region.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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What Elon Musk Gets Right and Wrong About ESG
Musk is right that ESG needs an overhaul—but not, as he said, because it only measures “how compliant your business is with the leftist agenda.”
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- e-mobility, ESG, impact investing
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