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Kotani Pay Secures $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding for Cross-Border Crypto Remittances in Africa
Kotani Pay, a Nairobi-based crypto payments startup, secures $2 million pre-seed funding to facilitate cross-border remittances for underserved populations in Africa.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anchor Closes $2.4 Million to Scale Banking-As-A-Service for African Businesses
Anchor charges users for accessing the platform, but also takes a cut of every billable transaction.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Okra Solar Raises $12 Million to Power Mesh-Grid Electrification in Africa
Cleantech startup, Okra Solar has raised a $12 million Series A to enable mesh-grid electrification in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
USDA is investing $266 million in 1,334 renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in 47 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- North America
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- employment, lending, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar
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Key Announcements from Amazon Smbhav to Help Boost Indian MSMEs
These announcements take Amazon closer to fulfilling its pledges—digitise 10 million MSMEs, generate $20 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports and create 2 million jobs in India by 2025.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: New Lease of Life for Gig Economy in India
The gig economy is continuously evolving and has seen 93% growth since Jan 2023 in the white-collar space as of July 2023.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, employment, gig economy, scale
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Devolut Raises USD $600,000 in Pre-Seed Round to Optimize Returns in Latin American E-Commerce
The round had the participation of Seedstars International Ventures, FJ Labs, Far Out VC, Pareto 20, and Forum VC.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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MFast Gets Backing from Wavemaker Partners to Increase Financial Services Access in Vietnam
MFast announced it has raised $6 million in its Series A funding round, led by Wavemaker Partners.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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