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Venture Capital Investment in Agritech Sector Set to Drop After Boom in 2021
As food supply chains came under strain during the Covid-19 pandemic, venture capital investment in agritech reached an all-time high.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Report: Private Equity Investment In Proptech Firms Rise To $741 Million In 2021 in India
Proptech Firms That Are Providing Solution in Sales and Marketing, and Construction Management Got 69 percent of the Total Funds.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- blockchain, impact investing, scale, startups
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Mastercard Partners With Crypto Gateway Provider Fasset To Expand Into Indonesia
Financial services firm Mastercard has teamed up with cryptocurrency gateway provider Fasset to co-develop digital solutions in an effort to drive adoption in Indonesia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Flipkart Invests $116 Million in Fashion Retailer Myntra Amid Challenge From Reliance, Nykaa
The new investment comes as Myntra is facing new challenges, with Reliance's Ajio emerging as a significant competitor in the online fashion market.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce
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Zazuu Raises $2 Million for African Remittance Platform
African money movement platform Zazuu has completed a fundraising round that will allow it to build a more robust remittance offering for residents living in the diaspora.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Persistent Energy Raises $10 Million to Grow its Clean-Tech Venture Building Business in Africa
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in Series C funding to grow its climate venture building business in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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IDB Boosts Latin America ESG Bond Campaign With $1 Billion Push
Inter-American Investment Corporation is helping companies in Latin America and the Caribbean bring about $1 billion of environmental, social and governance bonds as sustainable financing gains traction in the regions.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Byju’s Struggles to Close $800 Million Round in India
The delayed funding for India's most valuable startup is likely to trigger renewed concerns about India's consumer technology industry, where public valuations on major players from Zomato to Paytm have crashed in recent months.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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