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Nigerian Angel Investor Olumide Soyombo Co-Launches Fund to Bridge Funding Gap for African Startups
After years of investing on his own, Nigerian angel investor Olumide Soyombo is launching his own venture to support African-based startup companies.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, startups
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Press Release: Manulife Investment Management Takes a Multipronged Look at the Role of Sustainable Investing and ESG Analysis in Its Latest Global Intelligence Report
Manulife Investment Management released its semiannual Global Intelligence report, a firmwide outlook highlighting notable perspectives from its investment teams.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Analysis: India Needs More Social Enterprises, but These Five Challenges Are Holding Us Back
Though they are growing gradually, social enterprises are at the crossroads due to the several challenges that they are grappling with.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: The Emerging Market Grind: How ‘Doing More With Less’ Leads To More Resilient, Scalable Startups
Sebastián Vidal discusses why startups that want to become profitable and enduring, fast, should consider starting up in emerging markets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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The ESG Investing Conundrum: Finding Meaning Behind the Metrics
Funds created to respond to the growing demand for investment vehicles that fit the attributes of “ESG”—environmental, social and governance—are now in a squeeze play between investors seeking assurance that their money is aligned with their morals and demands on business that become more complex by the day.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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MyJouleBox raises €3 Million to Deploy Solar Off-Grid in Four West African Countries
Electricity access solutions provider MyJouleBox has raised €3 million for its expansion into four countries in West Africa.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NotCo Gets $235 Million Round to Expand Plant-Based Food Products
NotCo, a food technology company making plant-based milk and meat replacements, wrapped up a $235 million Series D round that gives it a $1.5 billion valuation.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- impact investing
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises $25 Million Debt from Swedfund
CreditAccess, the largest microlender by gross loan portfolio, will use the fund for on-lending to female micro-borrowers.
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- Global
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