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Analysis: How Female-Led Start-Ups Can Transform Africa
An African drive for gender equality and women’s empowerment has consequently given rise to women entrepreneurs and female-led startups on the continent.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fuse Capital Looks to Raise $50 Million to Invest in Latin America Web3 Startups
Brazilian-based Fuse Capital has started raising Fuse Capital Fund II, whose central thesis will be investing in the next generation of web3 startups in Latin America.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Koolboks Closes $2.5 Million Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding round.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, scale, solar
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United Nations Development Program Allocates $1 Billion to African Startup Hubs
The African startup ecosystem continues to boom despite ongoing economic crises and long-standing structure issues related to education and training, funding, and infrastructure.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, startups
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Analysis: South Africa’s Proposed Fracking Regulations Should Do More to Protect Groundwater
South Africa may turn to unconventional oil and gas resources to augment its energy supply.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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SG-Headquartered E-Commerce Startup Graas Snags $40 Million in Series A
The funds raised will be channeled towards expanding its operations and headcount across Southeast Asia and India.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, edtech, startups
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Energy Policies For Refugee Assistance: Sustainability And Access
Paradoxically as more and more people are forcibly disconnected from energy grids and forced into refugee camps, these individuals’ per capita energy consumption increases despite individuals using less.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- energy access, migrants, refugees
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