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African Tech Startups Raise Over $700 Million in 2020 Despite Pandemic
African tech startups raised more funding from more investors than ever before in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Mobile App to Reduce Food Waste Among Winners of $10 Million Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge
Today, data.org announced the eight global winners of the $10 million Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge, which aims to address major societal challenges through computer and data science. Among the winners is a project by BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy) and Empa that aims to give smallholder farmers in India access to sustainable cooling facilities through a mobile app to reduce food waste.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- smallholder farmers, waste
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Rwanda Moves to Stimulate Transition to Electric Vehicles on Local Market
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has called upon the public and private institutions as well as individuals to consider shifting to electric vehicles and join the effort to beat air pollution.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility
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Agritech Startup Dehaat Raises $30 Million Led by Prosus Ventures
Dehaat, an agritech startup, which connects small farmers with a network of small suppliers of farm input and equipment, has raised $30 million in Series C funding, led by Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures).
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- startups
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Miga Issues $26 Million in Guarantees to Escotel Mauritius’ Solar Investment
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has issued guarantees of up to $25.6 million to Escotel Mauritius covering its investments in solar power generation in Liberia and Sierra Leone for a period of up to ten years.
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- Energy, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Innovex Closes an Equity Investment With GAIA Impact Fund, a VC Fund Dedicated to Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs
Innovex, a Uganda-based startup enabling pay-as-you-go and remote monitoring for solar companies, closed a Series Seed Round with an equity investment from Gaia Impact Fund.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gpay Raises Series a From KB Financial to Expand Its E-Wallet Platform in Vietnam
The fresh funds will be used to expand Gpay's team and customer base and also upgrade its tech solutions
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Starsight Gets $10 Million Funding to Expand Solar Power Solutions in Nigeria, Ghana
A Helios and AIIM-backed solar power solutions firm, Starsight Energy, said it has obtained a $10 million financing that would enlarge its current senior debt facility in a bid to scale up its generation capacity and services in the Nigerian and Ghanaian markets.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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