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Fynehand to Invest Over USD $1 Million In AI Talent Marketplace, FlexC
FlexC announced that it has raised funds from Fynehand in Pre-Series Funding round. Fynehand will be investing over USD $ 1 million in the AI talent marketplace. Siddharth Raisurana from Fynehand has come on board.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Developer Skills Company HackerRank Raises $60 Million in Funding
Developer skills company HackerRank has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity.
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- Technology
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- Global
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- blockchain, innovation, partnerships
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How Behavioral Science Can Improve Digital Services: Exploring the Impact of an Innovative Accelerator Program on Social Enterprises in Latin America
Though behavioral science is a relatively new field of study in Latin America, it is increasingly being leveraged to address financial inclusion and other needs in the region – and it has particular relevance to social enterprises working in the digital space. Juan Pablo Marichi at New Ventures and Santiago Mesa at Acceso explore how New Ventures' SUMA accelerator program has applied the study of behavioral science to the issues of financial health and inclusion, and share some lessons that participants – including Acceso – have learned in the process.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
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India’s Classplus Raises $70 Million to Help Teachers and Creators Expand Their Reach
A Noida-based startup that is helping teachers and creators operate, manage and sell courses to students has raised $70 million in a new financing round.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, global development, startups
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Press Release: Latitud Secures $11.5 Million in Seed Funding to Scale Next Generation of Tech Startups in Latin America
Latitud, the fastest growing tech entrepreneurship platform in Latin America, announced a $11.5 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and NFX.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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- infrastructure, startups
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Cypher Capital Launches $100 Million Blockchain Fund, With an Aim to Invest 40% Of It in Crypto Startups in India
Cypher Capital, a private venture capital firm, announced the launch of a $100 million blockchain fund, and it aims to invest 40% of it in Indian cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Reaching Informal Savings Groups with Formal Financial Products: A Study’s Unexpected Findings Reveal the Challenges of Digitizing Transactions
Formalizing the financial activities of informal savings groups has long been a priority in financial inclusion. Since 2015, the Savings at the Frontier program has worked to deepen the relationships between these groups and formal financial service providers, on the assumption that this would lead group members to open individual accounts and reap the benefits of digital transactions. But as Raksha Vasudevan explains, the results of a program evaluation have challenged these assumptions. She explores these findings, and their implications for efforts to digitize informal savings groups.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Technology
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VEON’s Banglalink Launches Bangladesh’s First Digital Health Aggregator Platform
VEON this week announced that its Banglalink mobile operator in Bangladesh has launched Health Hub, the country’s first integrated digital health platform.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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