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Analysis: In Nairobi, Female Coders Are Flipping the Silicon Valley Trope on Its Head
In the popular history of Kenya’s technology industry, women are at the center.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Minu, a Mexico City-Based, Pay-on-Demand Startup, Lands a $14 Million Series A
Many of the startups raising capital in Mexico are focused on financial inclusion, aiming to level the playing field in a country that is largely unbanked and has a burgeoning middle class.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Provivi Gets $10 Million From Gates Foundation for Insect Control
The crop protection start-up Provivi has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce pheromone-based insect control technology for smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Press Release: Efficient Motors Deliver 30% Reduction in Net Solar Energy System Costs, a New Efficiency for Access Report Finds
A new report from Efficiency for Access offers the first comprehensive analysis of efficient motor applications in off-grid and weak grid appliance markets.
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- Energy, Technology
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Analysis: How Digital Solutions Can Ease the COVID-19 Impact on Displaced Populations
How Digital technology can support labor market integration of the displaced during the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- employment, migrants, refugees
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Ag and Foodtech Startup Demetria Emerges From Stealth to Spearhead the Transformation of the Coffee Industry
Demetria, the first AI-powered taste and quality intelligence SaaS startup for the coffee supply chain, announced today it has emerged from stealth after closing a $3 million seed funding round led by LatAm-Israeli investor Celeritas and a group of private investors including Mercantil Colpatria, the investment branch of Grupo Colpatria, a leading player in the Colombian financial sector.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Latin America
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Somalia Issues First License to Mobile Money Service
Somali officials on Saturday issued the country's first license to a mobile money service, bringing regulation to the widely used digital payment process for the first time.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Stori Raises $32.5 Million in a Lightspeed-led Series B to Build Mexico’s Credit Card for the Masses
While credit cards are commonplace in the United States, they are far less ubiquitous in many other countries, particularly those in Latin America. In Mexico in particular, cash remains the dominant method of payment, with an estimated 86% of all payments being in the form of cash.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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