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Press Release: Fintech Startup Uplinq Partners with the SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC
Uplinq, the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders, today announced a partnership with the SME Finance Forum, a global network aimed at expanding finance to small and medium businesses (SMEs).
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- Finance
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- Global
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Tesla to Invest $5 Billion in Mexican EV Gigafactory
Tesla has announced the construction of a $5bn gigafactory in Mexico, after BMW announced similar plans.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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D2C Meat Brand Fipola Ceases Operations Amid Funding Winter in India
Chennai-based meat delivery D2C startup Fipola has reportedly shut its operations and is looking for ways to liquidate assets to pay off operational dues.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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Husk Power First to Surpass 200 Minigrids Across Asia, Africa
Husk Power announced in January that it had become the first minigrid company to achieve corporate profitability.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- business development, scale, solar
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Ghana’s Food-Tech Startup Legendary Foods Wins Sankalp Africa Awards 2023
Legendary Foods, a food-tech startup from Ghana is the overall winner of the 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit Awards.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security, startups
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Edtech Downfall Continues: Now, DUX Education to Cease Operations By April
DUX is the latest entrant to the growing list of Indian startups that are closing operations for good.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Closing the Hype Gap: The $1 Million Fund Catalyzing ‘Crypto for Good’ Projects Across the Continent
Mercy Corps Ventures launches a second year of its Crypto for Good Fund of $1 million to provide up to ten startups with grant funding and support for blockchain-based pilots.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: IncoFin Reaches Final Close of its India Progress Fund
Investors entrusted USD 77 million of capital to the fund to continue investing in financial inclusion and the agri-food value chain in the Indian rural economy.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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