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Press Release: 54gene Closes $25 Million Series B to Advance Global Drug Discovery Capabilities
Cathay Africinvest Innovation leads round as company expands precision medicine capabilities across the African continent.
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- Health Care
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Mexico’s Kavak Drives Away With $700 Million in New Funding, Doubling Its Valuation to $8.7 Billion
Kavak, a Mexico City-based startup that operates a pre-owned car marketplace in Latin America, announced it has raised a massive Series E round that more than doubles the company’s valuation.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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BlackRock Foundation Awards $100 Million to Breakthrough Energy
The BlackRock Foundation has announced a five-year, $100 million commitment to Breakthrough Energy in support of its Catalyst fund to accelerate the development of clean energy technologies.
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Press Release: New Report Urges International Investment in African Philanthropy for Sustainable Social Impact
Hard hitting new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation suggests that the sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment.
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Analysis: Governments Must Prioritise Off-Grid Energy in Africa’s Economic Recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated some hard truths about the inequality of energy access, with those lacking it hit hardest - but we have the tools to end energy poverty now.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Launches Strive: a Global Small Business Initiative to Accelerate Economic Recovery
This program builds on lessons learned and a body of work developed as part of Mastercard’s long-term focus on financial inclusion”
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Alibaba-Backed eWTP Fund Enters Indonesia by Joining Insurtech Startup Fuse’s Series B Round
eWTP, an Alibaba-backed fund based in China, aims to tap startup opportunities in emerging markets.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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This Neobank for India’s Small Businesses Just Raised $31 Million Led by Sequoia Capital
FloBiz, focused on small and medium businesses in India, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round, led by venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India, along with Think Investments.
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