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Press Release: IIX and NYIF Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Impact Investing Education
This alliance is poised to reshape the future of the financial sector, particularly in emerging markets, while simultaneously advancing global education in impact investing.
- Region
- Global
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Kenya’s Ed Partners Secures $1.5 Million Debt Funding to Fund Affordable Private Schools
The funds will be utilised to offer more affordable loans to Kenyan private schools.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Auxilo Finserve Snags $57 Million From Tata PE Fund, Xponentia, Others
Founded in 2017, Auxilo Finserve provides loans to students for pursuing education in India or overseas.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- lending
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Flutterwave Launches ‘Tuition’ to Enable Nigerians, African Students Abroad to Pay School Fees With Local Currency
The new product will leverage Flutterwave’s world-class payments technology solution to make school fee payments more convenient, secure, and reliable.
- Categories
- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital payments, edtech
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Italy Contributes Eur 5.5 Million to African Development Bank Group’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund, to Foster Job Opportunities, Economic Growth
The African Development Bank founded the Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund in 2017, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship as well as to create durable and sustainable jobs for youth on the continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: 100X Impact Accelerator Announces Inaugural Cohort of Future Social Unicorns
The diverse cohort consists of social ventures spanning a range of sectors, geographies, and demographics.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- accelerators, agtech, edtech, innovation, startups
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Talstack Launches With $850,000 Pre-Seed Funding to Upskill Africa’s Workforce
Talstack launches to enable businesses upskill their employees with tools, content, courses, and insights from top African professionals and entrepreneurs.
- Categories
- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $22-Billion Indian Tech Darling Runs Afoul of Lenders
Add Indian education startup Byju’s to the growing list of companies that became victims of their own success during the pandemic.
- Categories
- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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