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DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation Launch a Blockchain Bootcamp for African Startups, Offering Prizes up to 20,000 USDC for Most Promising Solutions
DFS Lab in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has launched a call for applicants for a Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give early to mid-stage startups in Africa an opportunity to build on Stellar, an open-source blockchain network for financial services and products.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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UNCDF Agritech Challenge 2021 Open for Innovative Agritech Solutions
The United Nations Capital Development Fund has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Rabo Foundation to launch the Agritech Challenge 2021.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agribusiness, agriculture, agritech, farming, technology
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India Edtech Giant Buys US-Based Kids Reading Platform Epic for $500 Million
India’s edtech giant BYJU’S has acquired a US-based digital reading platform expanding its existing global user-base.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Chaka Secures $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round to Power Digital Investments and Wealth Management Opportunities across Africa
Chaka is a technology solutions company on a mission to enable every business and person in Africa to access borderless digital investment and wealth management opportunities.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Solar Energy Storage Unit Developer Gets a $1.4 Million Grant
Battery and energy storage firm, AceOn has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 Fund.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nesta Challenges Is Launching the Afri-Plastics Challenge to Reduce Plastic Pollution at Sea in Sub-Saharan Africa
The competition will allow non-governmental organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises to present innovative solutions to plastic waste management in marine areas.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- environment, pollution, small business, SMEs, WASH
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