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School Fees Payment Startup Zenda Raises $9.4 Million
Zenda was founded in June 2021 by Raman Thiagarajan and Haseeb Ahmed, alumni of McKinsey & Company. Thiagarajan and Ahmed had previously founded edtech startup Nexsquare in Dubai.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Newton School Secures $25 Million in Funding Led by Steadview Capital
The capital raised will be used to accelerate the company's growth and expand its team, technology and brand building initiatives, the company said.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Financepeer Bags $31 Million in Funding From QED, Aavishkaar Capital
The company had raised $3 million in 2020 from MS Fincap, Danube, Aar Em Ventures, Angelbay Holdings, JITO Angel Network, and HEM Angels.
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Press Release: Fintech Kinara Capital Secures USD $50 Million in Equity, Led by Nuveen
Fresh Equity Round comes from Nuveen’s Global Impact Fund and Triple Jump’s ASN Microkredietfonds
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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Analysis: Wind Farms Signal Decline of Agriculture in Southern India
The village of Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there have been visible social impacts on the people living in the area.
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- Energy
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Traditional Indigenous Agriculture May Be Key to Sustainability In India
Conservation scientist Joli Rumi Borah found that a traditional indigenous farming method from India that feeds millions of people in the Global South has carbon and biodiversity and cultural benefits as well.
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- Agriculture
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India’s First Biomaterial Startup Phool.co Raises $8 Million in Series a Funding
The Kanpur-based startup plans to use the capital to scale operations, and explore the untapped domestic and global growth opportunities.
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- WASH
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Fintech Services Contribute to Increase in Financial Literacy in India
With nearly 2000 fintech startups in the country, one would imagine India’s financial literacy to be high. Yet, statistics show that despite a population of over 1.3 billion people, about 76% of the adult population still lacks basic financial concepts.
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- Finance
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