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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
- Region
- 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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Carbon Markets Capture the Spotlight at Climate Week NYC
Something’s different about this year’s Climate Week in New York: The voluntary carbon market is getting serious hype.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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Ghanaian Clean-Tech Startup, Kofa Raises $5 Million Funding via SPV
Kofa Technologies has recently announced a $5 million fund raise via SPV to expand its battery swapping network with more stations in Ghana.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, research, solar, startups
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Report: Google Drives $16 Billion in Economic Growth, $700 Million in Revenue for Developers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google's new report, titled "The Digital Opportunity of Sub-Saharan Africa," shows the company generated an estimated $16 billion in economic activity across Sub-Saharan Africa for businesses.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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