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African Fintech Opay Is Reportedly Raising $400 Million at Over $1.5 Billion Valuation
Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech platform OPay is in talks to raise up to $400 million, The Information reported today.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How the Gates Foundation and Seattle Nonprofit Path Are Helping Get Oxygen to India
This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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- nonprofits, SDGs
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Nigerian Healthtech Startup, CribMD, Closes $2.6 Million Seed Round for Product Growth and Team Expansion
Founded in June 2020, Nigerian healthtech startup, CribMD has closed a $2.6 million seed round led by US-based VC, Sputnik ATX; Swedish accelerator, Norrsken; and mass media company, The Guardian Nigeria.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Yalo Raises $50 Million to Build ‘C-Commerce’ Services for Chat Apps Like WhatsApp
Facebook has long been working on raising WhatsApp’s profile as a channel for businesses to interact with (and sell to) their customers.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Nigeria’s Flutterwave Partners Amole to Drive Seamless Remittance and Financial Inclusion in Ethiopia
Nigerian Fintech company, Flutterwave has partnered with Amole, Ethiopia’s largest mobile Digital Wallet platform, to facilitate remittance into Ethiopia.
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- Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Nigeria Is Making Progress With Financial Inclusion: Here’s How
In developing economies, many people are excluded in various ways from financial services. Including them is necessary for three main reasons.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TaniHub Bags $70 Million Series B, Aims to Expand Supply Chain
TaniHub Group, one of Indonesia's top agriculture technology start-ups, has raised US$69.5 million (Rp 942 billion) in a Series B funding round to expand its supply chain outside the islands of Java and Bali.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups
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Emeritus Expands Into K12 Through Acquisition of iD Tech Bringing Equitable STEM Education to Adults and Youth Globally
Emeritus Expands Into k12 Through Acquisition of ID Tech Bringing Equitable Stem Education to Adults and Youth Globally
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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- edtech, employment, youth
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