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Global VC Firm Learn Capital Leads USD $16.5 Million Round in Bengaluru-Based Edtech Teachmint
The year-old company competes with startups like Teacherr, ODA Class, eduZilla, SkoolApp, and Classplus among others.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- edtech, impact investing, startups
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Tala and Visa Partnership Seeks to Ignite Stablecoin Use in Emerging Markets
Call it an ignition play for cryptocurrency — specifically, making crypto spendable, not just a store of value — across borders with the unbanked populations of the world, billions of consumers among them, as the match.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cryptocurrency
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Analysis: How COVID-19 Is Likely to Slow Down a Decade of Youth Development in Africa
Until COVID-19 hit, the quality of life of youth (age 15-24) in sub-Saharan Africa had been steadily improving.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- youth
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Analysis: How Responsible Business Boosts the Agriculture Sector
Shifting from risk to development – responsible business conduct is more important than ever for agriculture
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Tags
- supply chains
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Analysis: Future Returns: Why TPG’s Rise Fund Invests in Financial Inclusion
One of the key themes for private-equity firm TPG’s impact-investing vehicle, the Rise Fund, is financial inclusion—which the firm bets is best addressed through technology.
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Brazil Government Privatizes Rio’s Water Treatment for $4 Billion
Despite opposition, Rio has sold rights to its water and sewage treatment to companies Agea and Igua. The winning bidders have the goal of collecting and treating 90% of sewage by 2033.
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- WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: 6 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Are Saving Lives During India’s COVID-19 Crisis
With India bearing witness to the second wave of COVID-19 and one of the most serious health crises of all times, the situation on the ground is grim.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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UN’s WeEmpowerAsia Launches Accelerator for Female Entrepreneurs in the Care Sector
UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia program has announced the launch of a new accelerator to support female entrepreneurs.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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