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Egyptian Femtech Platform Motherbeing Secures $200,000 Investment from Madica’s African Startup Fund
The platform features an AI health assistant offering bilingual expert-approved answers to health questions.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Gates’ foundation shares many grant recipients with USAID, and he has predicted “millions of deaths” if the cuts are not restored.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: Agros Closes Series A Funding Round of US$4.25 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Irrigation in Southeast Asia
This investment, which follows Agros's pre-Series A round of US$2.7 million raised less than 2 years ago, underscores the company's rapid growth and commitment to transforming agriculture in Southeast Asia.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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- South Asia
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AmpereHour Energy Secures $5 Million In Series A Funding
The current investment will enable AmpereHour Energy to accelerate the deployment of its innovative solutions.
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- Energy
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- Global
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- corporations, innovation, manufacturing, solar, wind
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Afr-IX Telecom Secures EU Funding for Medusa Africa Submarine Cable
The Medusa Submarine able System, designed to strengthen intercontinental connectivity through the Mediterranean, will now extend further into West Africa.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform
The Venture and Impact platform is dedicated to innovation and venture capital, within its Private Assets division.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, fintech, impact investing, innovation, solar, venture capital
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Equator Raises $55 Million to Support African Climate Tech Startups
Despite Equator’s goal of reducing dependence on aid, its fund is still backed by several DFIs and philanthropic organizations.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Eurazeo Reaches €300 Million First Close With Its Planetary Boundaries Fund
The fund has already made its first investment, taking a majority stake in Bioline AgroSciences, which produces and markets macrobials, a range of microorganisms used in the control of insect pests in a variety of crops.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment
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- Global
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- agtech, climate change, MSMEs