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KaiOS, Mastercard Partner to Enable Digital Payments for SMEs
The companies said in a joint statement that KaiOS's affordable smart feature phones will leverage Mastercard's payment technology and global network to drive acceptance and support the growth of the digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Physics Wallah Raises $210 Million at $2.8 Billion Valuation Even as EdTech Funding Remains Scarce
One of Physics Wallah’s key strengths is the affordability of its courses, with prices starting as low as $50 for an entire year.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Amid Business Restructuring, YC-Backed Vendease Slashes Workforce by 20%
Nigerian startup, Vendease will lay off 20% of its employees as it sets sights on sustainability.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, employment, startups
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Press Release: Impala System Secures 260K Grant From Founders Pledge and Community
GOAL 3 is a trailblazing organization dedicated to maximizing impact in global health.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TPG Raises $1.25 Billion for Global South-focused Climate Solutions Investment Strategy
The strategy is aimed at accelerating and attracting institutional capital at scale.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: DFC Announces More Than $1.8 Billion in Investments and New Initiatives at U.N. General Assembly
Several new DFC transactions and initiatives were announced by DCEO Biswal during the U.N. General Assembly.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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SCOPE Launches USD $50 Million Venture Capital Fund to Back Fintech and Gaming Startups
The fund aims to target high-potential fintech and gaming startups in India and US, offering early-stage investments of USD 500,000 to USD 2 million.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Funding the Fight Against the World’s Oldest Fuel Source: How New Financing Mechanisms in Clean Cooking Can Succeed Where Grants Have Failed
The use of biomass fuel for cooking has remained consistent over the centuries, despite the development sector's efforts to scale global access to clean cookstoves. As Paul Ronalds at Save the Children Global Ventures argues, a key reason for this failure is the estimated $5.5 billion annual funding gap facing clean cooking initiatives — a gap that traditional sources of finance, like private donations and government grants, have been unable to fill. He discusses several funding solutions, including carbon credits, that could help the clean cooking sector finally end the era of biomass fuel.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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