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Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: 24 Health Supply Chain Innovators Emerge as Market Leaders Across Africa
The report finds, amid difficult macro- economic realities and dwindling investment in African technology ecosystems, a select number of African health innovators are emerging as leaders.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aviva Raises $5.5 Million to Provide Financial Services to Underserved
The company operates a series of kiosks around Mexico that allow users to apply for loans via video call, get approved in real time and receive their funds in under 24 hours.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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India’s Rapido Becomes a Unicorn With Fresh $120 Million Funding
Rapido’s growing prominence in India’s mobility sector has emerged as a formidable challenger to the long-standing duopoly of Uber and Ola.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- gig economy, startups
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Flutterwave’s Ghana Payment License Paves Way for Secure Transactions
The milestone marks a significant expansion of Flutterwave's operations in Africa by enabling the company to offer a comprehensive suite of payment services.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zoho and She Code Africa Join Forces to Empower African Women in Tech
This collaboration between Zoho and She Code Africa represents a significant step towards addressing the gender gap in the tech industry.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Violating Data Protection and Consumer Rights Laws
Nigeria's government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations of the country’s data protection and consumer rights laws on Facebook and WhatsApp.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bringing Blockchain Gaming to Emerging Markets: Jambo and PixelVerse Partnership
The partnership between Jambo and PixelVerse is set to revolutionize access to digital technologies in regions with high unbanked populations.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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