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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.
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- Asia Pacific
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- 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.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 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
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- Global
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India’s Scaler Acquires Local Edtech Firm to Bolster Offerings
Scaler, an India-based edtech firm, has acquired Pepcoding for an undisclosed amount.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific