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Blockchain Startup Aimed at Financial Inclusion Secures $25 Million Dollar Capital Commitment
Finance Blocks will focus on emerging markets and the unbanked.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Why S&P Booted Tesla from its ESG index
Tesla is no longer up to par with environmental, social and government standards — at least not those set forth by the S&P 500 ESG Index.
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- Energy, Environment, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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- e-mobility, ESG, governance, impact investing
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Carepoint Secures $10 Million to Make Healthcare Accessible for Sub-Saharan Africans
The fund's injection will be used to sustain Carepoint's growth, improve its technology and create more products.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups
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Nigerian Entrepreneur Builds Electric Mini-Buses in Clean Energy Push
Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dock Receives $110 Million In Funding for Its Digital Payment and Banking Platform
Dock offers a full-stack platform that offers solutions to both payments and digital backing, covering the entire ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Bloc Smart Africa Leads $1 Million Round in South African Internet Service Provider
BLOC SA led the $1 million pre-series A round, catalysing additional capital from Connectivity Capital, Atreyu Investments and a European Family Office together with existing investors who made follow-on investments.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CarePoint Raises $10 Million to Spread Healthcare Tech Across Africa
CarePoint, a technology-driven healthcare startup, has raised a $10 million bridge round to accelerate its growth across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, startups
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Viewpoint: Cryptocurrencies: Africa’s New ‘Blood Diamonds’
Central African Republic (CAR), the world’s second-poorest country, is nowhere near ready for payments via cryptocurrencies. Yet CAR’s authorities threaten significant fines and other penalties on vendors who refuse to accept bitcoin for payments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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