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Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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SG-Headquartered E-Commerce Startup Graas Snags $40 Million in Series A
The funds raised will be channeled towards expanding its operations and headcount across Southeast Asia and India.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, EdTech, entrepreneurs, funding, startups, tech, technology
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Pastel Locks in $5.5 Million Seed Funding Led by TLcom to Optimise African SMEs
80% of Nigeria’s 40 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fail to last beyond their fifth year, owing to a lack of digitisation and sub-optimal business practices.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bayer Launches Digital Platform Forground for Sustainable Farming
Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer launched a digital farming platform on Monday that it says will help US growers enact environmentally friendly practices.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- North America
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IFC Invests Another $35 Million Into Brazil’s Odata
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested a further $35 million into Brazilian data center firm OData.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- accelerators, data, finance, impact investing, scale, technology
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Press Release: DFC Disburses $83 Million for Africa Data Centres to Expand ICT Infrastructure in South Africa
This marks the first disbursement of an up to $300 million loan for Africa Data Centres, boosting Information and Communications Technology infrastructure across Africa. .
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya Is the First Country in Africa to Teach Coding as a School Subject
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced coding will be added as a subject in primary and secondary schools.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- education, employment, jobs, skills training, technology
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Indonesian MSME Enabler Majoo Raises $10 Million Series a Funding
Majoo will act as a driving force for digitization and continue empowering and growing MSMEs with its end-to-end solution.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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