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Press Release: Singapore-Based Neobanking Startup StashFin Raises $40 Million in Series B Extension Equity Financing Round
Singapore-based neo-banking startup Morus Technologies Pte Ltd 'StashFin' has announced the successful completion of Series B Extension equity financing of USD 40 million from a clutch of global investors.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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- fintech, impact investing, startups
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Mastercard to Infuse $100 Million in Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Business
Airtel Africa on Thursday announced that Mastercard would invest USD 100 million (about ₹733 crore) in its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: A Social Enterprise Must Help a Billion People, Say Aavishkaar Group Founders
The Faces of Vibrant Bharat, Vineet and Swati Rai have been offering knowledge and capital for ventures that are solving problems for low-income households in India.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Press Release: A Win-Win for Social Impact: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases New Guide on Prize Philanthropy
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Prize Philanthropy: Benefits, Challenges, and Winning Approaches, a guide for philanthropy on when and how a competition makes the most sense for driving impact, inspiring innovation, or recognizing achievement.
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- Investing
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Press Release: Water Unite Announces Sanivation as First Investee of the Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle
The Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle, which has a planned capitalisation of US$ 100 million, invests into private sector water, sanitation and plastics pollution reduction SMEs globally.
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- circular economy, scale
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Niti Aayog Forecasts Healthcare Sector to Reach $372 Billion by 2022 in India
India’s healthcare sector is expected to reach $372 billion in 2022, registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 22% since 2016, more so with the pandemic opening up several opportunities, NITI Aayog said in a report on Tuesday.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Annapurna Finance Mobilizes $30 Million in Equity From Nuveen Global Impact
"Nuveen’s expertise and funding will help us meet our expansion plans and we look forward to working with them to develop our climate initiatives,” Annapurna managing director Gobinda Chandra Pattnaik said.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: DFC Improves Rural Livelihoods and Empowers Women Through $35 Million Investment in Root Capital
Small and growing agricultural businesses in low- and middle-income countries are chronically underfunded. Research shows that the global financing gap for these rural enterprises is in the hundreds of billions of dollars—at least $65 billion in sub-Saharan Africa alone. By taking steps to close this financing gap, DFC investments can help improve rural livelihoods and transform communities.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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