-
€73 Million for Electrification and Sustainable Agriculture in Madagascar
TalakyBe will be implemented in 25 rural councils in the Anosy region in south-east Madagascar.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, forests, renewable energy, solar
-
d.light Harnesses $125 Million to Boost Off-Grid Solar Solutions in Tanzania
d.light champions the mission of providing affordable solar-powered household commodities.
- Categories
- Energy, Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Report: New Research from Financial Health Network Shows 90% of Working-Age People with Disabilities are Not Financially Healthy
Report also finds that 93% of people with disabilities are unfamiliar with ABLE Accounts, the primary tool offered by the government for building and maintaining assets without losing public benefits.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- North America
-
Report: International Youth Day: It’s Time to Empower Youth with Skills for the Future
This report outlines the concrete progress 10,000 young innovators, activists and entrepreneurs made over the year to deliver on projects.
- Categories
- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
-
Press Release: Novata and GIIN Partner to Simplify Impact Metric Collection for Investors
This move enables fund managers to collect, manage and analyze standardized impact data from companies.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
-
Uber Partner Moove Secures $76 Million in Funding Led by Mubadala
African mobility startup Moove operates the largest EV fleet by supply hours on the Uber platform in the UAE, and new funds will fuel global expansion.
- Categories
- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- corporations, e-mobility
-
Press Release: Globant Announces $1 Billion USD Investment in Latin America to Strengthen Its Presence in the Region, Focusing on AI and Other Emerging Technologies
As part of the five-year investment plan, the company will open an Emerging Technologies Innovation Center in Brazil.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
-
Knife Capital Closes $50 Million Fund to Invest in Growth-Stage South Africa Startups
The Knife Fund III comes at a time when growth-stage capital has been hard to come by for South African startups.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- innovation, startups
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.