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Growcoms Raises $3.5 Mn From JSW Ventures, Others To Digitise Value Chain Of Spices
The startup, incubated by Indigram Labs, counts food companies, flavour houses, FMCG companies and seasoning brands among its clients.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- agtech, supply chains
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Pantheon Vision Raises $2.5 Million in Seed Funding to Launch Development of Bioengineered Corneal Implant
The medical device startup is focused on addressing significant unmet needs of patients suffering from corneal blindness around the world.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Really Cool Roofs: How Breakthrough Materials Can Save Lives, Carbon, and Money in a Warming World
Without concerted action, 8.3 billion people globally — 74 percent of the projected global population — would be exposed to deadly heat conditions.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: John Deere Foundation Announces $19 Million in Grants Aimed At Eliminating Global Hunger
The John Deere Foundation announced a series of grants totaling $19 million aimed at eliminating hunger by increasing access to food, uplifting resource-constrained farmers, and supporting global food systems.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Insurtech Startup Inclusivity Solutions Raises USD 1.5 Million in New Funding Round
Inclusivity Solutions employs technology and strategic partnerships to make affordable insurance accessible to consumers in emerging markets.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, insurance, scale, startups
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US to Remove Uganda and Three Other African Countries from Agoa Trade Deal
Agoa gives eligible sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US for more than 1,800 products.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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USD 26.5 Million to Bridge Energy Gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oikocredit’s investment will support multiple solution providers with funds to procure, construct and maintain DRE generation and distribution assets in rural Africa.
- Region
- Global
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Kenya’s Maisha Meds Awarded $5 Million by USAID to Help It Scale
Maisha Meds leverages partner funds to incentivise healthcare providers to follow best practices in malaria care.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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