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Zepto Raises $340 Million in Funding
Zepto specalizes in ultra-fast delivery with a promise to get orders to customers within 10 minutes.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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HealthCRED Raises USD 1.2 Million in Seed Funding in India
HealthCRED provides comprehensive, and adaptable financing solutions tailored for the healthcare sector.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Healthtech Startup 4baseCare Raises $6 Million for Cancer Care Solutions
The company plans to use the capital to enhance product offerings and scale operations across India, as well as other countries in Asia and the Middle East.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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The Asian Development Bank Invests $100 Million in Fourth Partner Energy to Support Decarbonization of India’s Commercial and Industrial Sector
The financing includes $70 million from ADB’s ordinary capital resources and $30 million from Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2 (LEAP 2), administered by ADB.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures Successfully Exits From Resham Sutra, Celebrates Creation Of Dignified Jobs In India’s Silk Industry
Resham Sutra is a New Delhi-based social business dedicated to empowering local artisan communities by providing solar-powered silk yarn production machines.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh Interim Government
The microfinance pioneer has been tapped to lead an interim government after the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India’s Rapido Becomes a Unicorn With Fresh $120 Million Funding
Rapido’s growing prominence in India’s mobility sector has emerged as a formidable challenger to the long-standing duopoly of Uber and Ola.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- gig economy, startups
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