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School Fees Payment Startup Zenda Raises $9.4 Million
Zenda was founded in June 2021 by Raman Thiagarajan and Haseeb Ahmed, alumni of McKinsey & Company. Thiagarajan and Ahmed had previously founded edtech startup Nexsquare in Dubai.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Building a Transformative Gender Approach into Graduation Programs: Lessons Learned from a Three-Year Initiative in Latin America
Latin America is home to 86 million people living in extreme poverty – and women in the region are particularly impacted. Graduation programs have shown their effectiveness at addressing the multi-dimensional challenges of poverty, but Laura Morínigo and Carolina de Miranda at Fundación Capital argue that these programs must do more to address gender inequalities. They discuss the results of an initiative that integrated a transformative gender approach into poverty graduation, and explore how this approach can amplify these programs' impact on women.
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- Finance, Technology
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JiPay Raised US $1.3 Million of Seed Funding Led by East Ventures
JiPay, a Singapore-based fintech startup, creates an inclusive financial services platform for migrant domestic workers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- employment, fintech, remittances, startups
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Armada Brands Raises $1.3 Million Pre-Seed to Empower E-Commerce Entrepreneurs in Scaling Their Brands
Armada Brands, a Philippine e-commerce aggregator, raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to invest in e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to scale their brands.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Tofino Capital Closes First Round of $10 Million Fund to Back Startups in Africa
The VC will invest between $50,000 and $500,000 in early-stage companies, particularly pre-seed and seed stages.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, venture capital
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Cold Chain Startup Celcius Raises $4.5 Million To Help Small-Scale Regional Transporters Across India
The fresh capital will be used to expand footprint to more than 500 cities and strengthen teams across tech, sales and operations.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Small Electric Vehicles Can Act as Productive Use of Energy Catalysts for Rural Minigrids
Minigrids can power two and three-wheeled electric vehicles at a matching price with fossil-fuel alternatives.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Zubale Receives $40 Million Series A to Help Retailers Win E-commerce Battle in Latin America
With this capital, the company will continue investing in technology, expand to Brazil and Chile, and launch embedded finance products.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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