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Kidvento App Raises $1 Million In Pre Series A Funding in India
The funds for Kidvento App, a curriculum solutions app, will be utilized to strengthen content, delivery and to gain momentum.
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Swiggy To Invest $700 Million in Instant Grocery Delivery Service in India
Swiggy, India’s top food-delivery startup, will invest $700 million in its express grocery delivery service Instamart, significantly intensifying the competition for quick commerce in the world’s second largest market.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $220 Million to Back Founders in India
Bessemer Venture Partners announced the close of a dedicated $220 million fund in India to build on its long-standing success in the country and back the next generation of innovators in India.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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India Affordable Housing Offers $0.62 Trillion Investment Opportunity in Next 5 Years
India’s affordable housing offers funding opportunities worth $0.62 trillion for private funds over the next five years in the backdrop of the government’s push for this segment. However, it is yet to become a major theme for the funds in the country with very few private equity funds dedicated to financing affordable homes, said industry experts.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, housing, impact investing
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Why The OG Of Impact Investing Won’t Stop
When Jacqueline Novogratz started Acumen in 2001, the idea of “impact investing” was not well received by traditional financial firms. Today, Acumen has invested more than $135 million in more than 100 social enterprises worldwide and has shaped a model that’s been adopted by even the most adamant naysayers.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Zomato Backs Shiprocket, Magicpin and Curefit, Plans To Invest $1 Billion in More Startups in Next Two Years
Indian food delivery firm Zomato, which went public earlier this year, is making a series of investments in startups as it looks for ways to inorganically expand its business in the world’s second-largest internet market.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, startups
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Press Release: Opportunity International and Oikocredit Announce USD $100 Million Impact Investment Agreement to Advance the Education Sector in Low-income Countries
Opportunity International and Oikocredit announced an innovative, three-year collaboration to increase access to and quality of education in low-income countries through the investment of up to USD $100 million in financial institutions.
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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Grindstone Ventures Launches $6.5 Million VC Fund for South Africa Tech SME Development
Grindstone Ventures has launched a $6.5 million fund dedicated to seed funding predominantly South African innovative technology startups who have completed, or are part of, its Grindstone Accelerator programme.
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- Investing