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Newton School Secures $25 Million in Funding Led by Steadview Capital
The capital raised will be used to accelerate the company's growth and expand its team, technology and brand building initiatives, the company said.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Gojek’s Investment Arm Backs $22 Million Round of Audio Content Firm
The company is boosting its growth through Noicemaker Studio, which allows content creators to distribute their audio content directly on the Noice platform.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Do African Startups Really Benefit From the Foreign Capital Craze?
Although foreign funds are increasingly pouring into the continent, especially into start-ups, the real benefit to local economies is far from certain. One solution is to encourage the emergence of African-owned companies.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa in the Crosshairs of Ukraine War – UN Chief
Africa has severe exposure to the economic effects of the Ukraine war, says UN secretary-general António Guterres as he calls for urgent action from the West.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s First Biomaterial Startup Phool.co Raises $8 Million in Series a Funding
The Kanpur-based startup plans to use the capital to scale operations, and explore the untapped domestic and global growth opportunities.
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- Entrepreneurship, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- entrepreneurs, funding, recycling, startups, sustainability, WASH, waste
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Sri Lankan Business Owners Left Reeling From Shortages, Power Cuts Amid Spiralling Economic Crisis
As Sri Lanka is enveloped by its worst economic crisis in living memory, restaurants and other businesses across the island nation are being pushed to the brink by acute shortages of fuel and other essentials.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- South Asia
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Analysis: ‘Russia Is Half of Our Business.’ Or It Was.
European companies that relied on Russian customers are suffering collateral damage from the invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Colombian Fintech Plurall Acquires Funding to Support Entrepreneurs in Latin America
Plurall, a Colombian Fintech firm that’s focused on enhancing the financial inclusion of Solopreneurs in Latin America, finalized a pre-seed round by securing $1.5 million in equity and $10 million debt financing.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Latin America
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