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KreditBee Closes Second Tranche Of Its USD 200 Million Series D Fundraise
Closed a USD 200 million primary fundraise from Advent International, MUFG Bank and existing investors.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- fintech
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Lagos Gets a New Elevated Rail Network
First phase of Lagos' new elevated rail system has been commissioned and testing will now begin ahead of operations that will transport 250,000 passengers daily.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- transportation
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South African Aerospace Startup Readies for Launch From Cape Canaveral
Images from Dragonfly’s EOS SAT-1 will be helpful for harvest monitoring, application mapping, planning for the season, and assessments that look at soil moisture, yield prediction, and biomass levels.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, innovation
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World Bank Provides $250 Million for Indonesia Digital ID for Public and Private Service Access
The funding will strengthen Indonesia's civil registration and increase the use of biometric digital identification for accessing public and private sector services.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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India’s SarvaGram Closes Oversubscribed Series C Round at $35 Million
SarvaGram Solutions will expand its impact with the funding, empowering rural India’s aspirations through a carefully devised data-driven distribution.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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BK Modi Group Plans to Invest $1 Billion Over Next Five Years in Real Estate, Wellness Sectors in India
BK Modi Group plans to invest about USD 1 billion over the next five years in Indian real estate and wellness space.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2022
NextBillion’s “Most Influential Article of the Year” contest has concluded, and after tallying the votes, we’re excited to announce the three winners, as selected by our readers. Congratulations to the winners and their organizations! And many thanks to the other contestants, to all our guest writers from the past year – and also to the unsung heroes: the comms teams that play a key role in facilitating many of our articles.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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Solar Mesh-Grids to Improve Energy Access in Nigeria
The European Union has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grids.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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