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Agri-Tech Startup Bags $5 Million Funding in India
Nutrifresh has attracted $5 million as pre-series seed funding in India.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- startups
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Google Backs India’s ShareChat in $300 Million Funding Round at $5 Billion Valuation
This is Google's second key investment in India's short video space, having previously backed Josh, which competes with ShareChat's sister firm Moj.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Synaptic Raises $20 Million In Series B Funding Round From Valor Equity Partners
Synaptic, a leading alternative data insights start-up, announced the successful closure of $20 million in Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- corporations, data, partnerships
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Info Edge Has Lost Over $1.2 Billion on Its Investment in Zomato, Policybazaar
Sanjeev Bhikchandani-led Info Edge has lost $1.2 billion in its investment in tech startups Zomato and PolicyBazaar.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, startups
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Ghana Signs $69.88 Million Renewable Energy Deal to Enhance Electricity Access
Ghana has signed a $69.88 million renewable energy agreement to enhance electricity access in the next four years.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Resolving the Core Tension of Impact-Focused Fintech: A Viable Model for Reaching Rural Women with Digital Financial Services
Reaching last-mile communities is challenging for a business that also has to attend to its own bottom line. Claudia Sosa Lazo at IDEO.org discusses a partnership between IDEO.org, BRAC, bKash and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics that is seeking profitable ways to bring digital financial services to rural women in Bangladesh. She explains how the partnership provides a model for other businesses and NGOs that hope to unlock both profit and social impact, while bringing beneficial products to the world’s most excluded communities.
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- Finance, Technology
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WSO2 Completes $93 Million Series E Growth Funding Round with the Investment from Info Edge
Info Edge, which joins lead investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management in the Series E, provides a strategic contribution to WSO2’s accelerated business expansion across India
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- accelerators
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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
- Region
- Latin America
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- startups
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