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Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Target East African Startups With €20 Million Pepea Fund
The fund will provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ABC Fund Invests $4.5 Million in African Agri-Businesses
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (“ABC Fund”) has made a significant investment in the agri-tech industry across Africa.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Filipino Fintech Advance Secures $16 Million in a Pre-series A Funding
With the funding announcement, Advance also announced that it has expanded into Vietnam by acquiring BravoHr.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- employment, fintech, innovation
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Payday Raises $3 Million Seed Funding to Drive Product Expansion
Payday, with over 330,000 users and 40,000 daily transactions, has raised a $3 million Seed round led by Moniepoint Inc., a later-stage financial services holding company.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Faulu Microfinance Bank Targets Farmers with Sh1.5 Billion Loan in Kenya
Rising input prices, climate change and limited market access have left farmers struggling to meet planting expenses.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Credit-Led Fintech FairMoney Acquires PayForce in Retail-Merchant Banking Play
Nigerian credit-led digital banking platform FairMoney has acquired PayForce (sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce).
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital finance, fintech, MSMEs
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Mirova Raises $171 Million at First Closing of Gigaton Fund 1 To Support Clean Energy Transition in Emerging Markets
Blended finance debt fund aims to accelerate clean energy transition in emerging markets.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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India Plans To Sell Green Bonds Worth $3 Billion By March 2024
India’s central bank is expected to raise $3 billion through the sale of green bonds over the next 12 months.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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