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Vivriti Capital Bags $30 Million From TVS Capital To Close Series C; Total Funding Reaches $200 Million
The funds will be utilised for business and technology expansion for customer acquisitions, product delivery and portfolio management, the startup said in a statement.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Habi Lands $200 Million In Funding and Reaches Unicorn Status
Habi the data-driven residential real estate platform, announced it has raised $200 million in equity in its Series C funding round, becoming the first Property Technology (“PropTech”) unicorn in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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- housing, impact investing
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Identitypass, an Identity Verification API for Africa, Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding
Addressing the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, startups
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Press Release: WaterAid and The VF Foundation Launch Program to Improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cambodia
WaterAid and The VF Foundation announce the launch of a year-long program to reach more than 85,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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- hygiene, sanitation, water
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Paradigm Enters Africa With $30 Million Round for ‘Super App’ Jambo
The Congo-based startup is building a platform for Web 3 user acquisition.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- blockchain
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J.P. Morgan Leads $200 Million Investment in Arcadia’s Clean-Energy Platform
With this new funding round, startup Arcadia is now valued at $1.5 billion and poised to grow its software ecosystem for home and commercial clean-energy usage.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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EU Lawmakers Are Pushing for a Plan to Raise Cocoa Prices in West Africa
West African farmers at the heart of this value chain have remained extremely poor over time - lawmakers are trying to change that imbalance.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO, Gavi Not Planning COVID Vaccine Buys From South Africa’s Aspen
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVID-19 vaccine partner Gavi have no immediate plans to buy shots made by Aspen Pharmacare.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- manufacturing
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