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UN Report Records First Drop in Energy Access in Decade
This is the first time the number of people without access to electricity increased in over a decade.
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Bill Gates’ Climate VC Breakthrough Energy Raises $839M, 2024’s Largest in the Sector
Breakthrough has established itself as a leader in climate tech, demonstrating the potential and profitability of early-stage climate investments.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Goldman Sachs Invests $440 Million in Renewable Independent Power Producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
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M&G Invests $100 Million in responsAbility’s Asia Climate Strategy
RespsonsAbility’s Asia climate strategy uses a blended finance structure, combining public funding with private capital.
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- Environment
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Root Capital Celebrates $2 Billion in Lending Over 25 Years
Over the past 25 years, Root Capital has provided financing to over 800 agricultural businesses too big for microloans but too small for commercial lenders.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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- lending, nonprofits
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Bringing Blockchain Gaming to Emerging Markets: Jambo and PixelVerse Partnership
The partnership between Jambo and PixelVerse is set to revolutionize access to digital technologies in regions with high unbanked populations.
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- Technology
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Profit with Purpose: How Women-Inclusive Business Practices Drive SME Success
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) presents a significant untapped opportunity to advance gender equality in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Investing
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illionMonarch Tractor Announces $133 M Series C Funding – Marking Largest-Ever Raise in Agricultural Robotics
With this latest raise, the company behind the world's first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor cements its position as a leader in the space.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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