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Cotopaxi Secures $45 Million From Bain’s Impact-Oriented Fund
Smith said Cotopaxi will continue to expand the brand as it strives toward its goal of “building the next great outdoor brand, focused on people.”
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and Others Invest $200 Million in African Fintech Wave at $1.7 Billion Valuation
Wave, a U.S. and Senegal-based mobile money provider has received the largest Series A in Africa by a long shot, and is geared toward taking on telecom-led mobile money.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Meeting the Crypto Regulatory Challenge
Cryptocurrency adoption has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, as everyone from private investors and public companies to underbanked individuals realised the benefits of digital currencies.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Indonesian E-Grocer Pasarnow to Expand to New Cities With a US $3.3 Million Funding Led by East Ventures
Pasarnow aims to streamline Indonesia's complicated fresh products supply chain and deliver quality food products to customers through its multi-channel platform
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-commerce
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Analysis: Scepticism Grows in El Salvador Over Pioneering Bitcoin Gamble
El Salvador will be first to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender next month – but economists are sounding warnings over risks.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Village Commerce Startup 1Bridge Raises $2.5 Million From C4D Partners & Others
1Bridge is a village commerce platform that provides a wide range of aspirational products & digital services at the doorsteps of village consumers.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce
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Analysis: Innovative Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific shares why more needs to be done to harness the potential of innovative financing for the SDGs.
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- Global
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Nigeria Based Agricorp Raises $17.5 Million Pre-Series A Funding to Enhance Global Food Systems
Agricorp supports smallholder farmers with inputs and training on good agronomic practices, and with this funding they
will build more processes that enhance global food systems.- Categories
- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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