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Husk Power First to Surpass 200 Minigrids Across Asia, Africa
Husk Power announced in January that it had become the first minigrid company to achieve corporate profitability.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- business development, scale, solar
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Closing the Hype Gap: The $1 Million Fund Catalyzing ‘Crypto for Good’ Projects Across the Continent
Mercy Corps Ventures launches a second year of its Crypto for Good Fund of $1 million to provide up to ten startups with grant funding and support for blockchain-based pilots.
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- Investing
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Planet42 Raises $100 Million to Scale Its Vehicle Rental Offering in South Africa and Mexico
South Africa-based mobility startup, Planet42 has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to scale its operations in South Africa and Mexico.
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- Transportation
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- Global
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- innovation, startups, transportation
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AdmitKard Bags $6 Million Funding To Offer Customised Overseas Education Solutions To Students
AdmitKard will use the fresh capital to expand its product offering and accelerate business operations.
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- Education
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- Global
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- accelerators
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Press Release: Gender Gap Persists in Impact Investing Study
American Century Investments'® sixth impact investing survey shows men's growing interest in impact investing matches and outpaces women's.
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- Investing
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Interview: How the Tools of Impact Investing Can Undermine Resilience in the Global South
Impact investing advisor Clint Bartlett ’17 and Professor Todd Cort say that overpriced expected returns demanded by investors can destabilize the ventures that could help build resilience.
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- Investing
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- Global
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M-Pesa Eyes the Global Remittances Trillion-Dollar Market
The Kenyan fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Press Release: EU’s Global Climate Change Alliance: Achievements Fell Short of Ambitions
The Global Climate Change Alliance – launched by the EU in 2007 to support poor developing countries' respond to climate change – did not live up to its promises.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, failure
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