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Google Eliminates DEI Goals
"Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020 to improve leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025."
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uber-Backed Mobility Fintech Moove Acquires Brazil’s Kovi, Takes ARR to $275 Million
"Delano said Moove’s acquisition of the São Paulo-based Kovi marks a significant step toward the company’s goal of building the world’s largest rideshare fleet."
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- Finance, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, fintech, partnerships
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MOPO Secures US $7 Million Financing With British International Investment
This is aimed at revolutionising access to sustainable energy for millions of households and businesses across both urban and rural communities in Africa who suffer from unstable or no grid infrastructure.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage Healthtech Startups Amid U.S. Aid Suspension
i3 shifts focus to growth-stage African healthtech startups, providing funding and partnerships to address disruptions in medicine distribution caused by U.S. aid suspension.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Verdant Capital Makes $2 Million Mezzanine Investment in UsPlus
The Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund has completed an investment of $2 million in South Africa’s UsPlus.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Fintech Scene: NjiaPay Raises USD $1 Million and 6DOT50 Enables Crypto Car Payments
NjiaPay, a South African fintech company, raised USD 1 million in a pre-seed funding round.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Leaders Secure US $50 Billion Investment to Bridge Energy Gap
The commitments, announced at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Tanzania.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup City Tries to Tackle Africa’s Problem of Urbanizing While Poor
Situated on 2,023 hectares, Tatu City aspires to be what its name suggests: a city, privately owned, that its designers hope will eventually have a population of 250,000.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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