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Analysis: Nestlé and Microsoft on Financing Circular Innovations
Nestlé and Microsoft are among the noteworthy corporations putting considerable investments behind circular programs involving products and services, in service of their sustainability targets and with an eye to spark broader change across their industries.
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- Environment, Investing
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South African Firm to Help Develop COVID-19 Vaccines for the Rest of Africa
The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when its comes to accessing the immunising shots.
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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Vedantu Acquires Instasolv, a Doubt-Solving App – the Latest in Buzzing EdTech Acquisitions in India
Indian online tutoring startup Vedantu has acquired Instasolv, a doubt-solving app – marking its first acquisition in the buzzing educational technology space. While the details of the deal remain undisclosed, Vedantu had also invested $2 million in Instasolv in July 2020.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Kinara Capital Secures $10 Million in Funding From IndusInd Bank
Kinara Capital on Monday said it has secured $10 million in funding from IndusInd Bank, with a 100% guarantee from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Investment for Women-Led Businesses is Missing Ingredient in African Entrepreneurship
Women make up 58% of African’s self-employed population, yet there are still significant imbalances between opportunities to scale, access to funding and training between men and women-led businesses on the continent.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Kenya Is Becoming a Global Hub of Fintech Innovation
Powered by smartphones and social apps, China has used remote payments and the digitization of money management to build a steady vehicle of financial inclusion. But it may not be the leader for long.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Volta Energy Technologies Raises Over $90 Million of a Targeted $150 Million Fund to Back Energy Storage Startups
As the transition away from internal combustion engines and hydrocarbon fuels begins in earnest, companies are scrambling to drive down costs and improve performance of battery technologies that will be necessary to power millions of electric cars and store massive amounts of renewable energy that still needs to be developed.
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- Energy, Technology
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- startups
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Press Release: Adjuvant Capital Announces $300 Million Venture Fund Designed to Improve Global Public Health
Adjuvant Capital today announced an oversubscribed $300 million fund focused on accelerating the development of medical innovations for historically overlooked public health challenges. Launched in 2019, Adjuvant's debut fund will support promising new technologies for indications that the venture capital industry has largely ignored.
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- Health Care
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