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Vietnam’s Digitalization Efforts Fuel Startup Scene
The Southeast Asian nation hopes to become a high-income economy by 2045 by focusing on its digital economy.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- agtech, digital inclusion, fintech, startups
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Nestlé and the Yield Lab LATAM Launch a Program for Sustainable Startups
Through this initiative, companies with disruptive ideas in sustainability are invited to validate their value proposition. The open call will accept applications until July 31st.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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- agtech, infrastructure, innovation, startups
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A Blueprint for Productive Use of Clean Energy: An Accelerator in Nigeria Generates Solutions for Linking Mini-Grids to Agricultural Equipment in Rural Communities
There are over 70 mini-grids operating in Nigeria today, and similar businesses are delivering clean energy in other underserved communities around the world. But as Scarlett Santana at RMI explains, serving these markets presents unique challenges, since if customers lack productive uses for the electricity they sell, mini-grids’ revenue model fails. She explores how mini-grids can address this challenge by partnering with agricultural equipment providers, and discusses an accelerator co-led by RMI that is providing the ecosystem to make these partnerships happen.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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Press Release: 100X Impact Accelerator Announces Inaugural Cohort of Future Social Unicorns
The diverse cohort consists of social ventures spanning a range of sectors, geographies, and demographics.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- accelerators, agtech, edtech, innovation, startups
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Airtel Joins MTN and Mafab to Launch 5G Services in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja, and Rivers
Airtel Nigeria is poised to leverage these capabilities to offer its subscribers super-fast data services and redefine services in various sectors of the economy.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Climate-Focused VC Firm Avaana Capital Raises $70 Million
The fund will focus on investments in three sectors - energy transition and resource management; mobility and supply chains; and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Nestlé Partners With VC Fund to Invest in Sustainable Startups in Latin America
The plan is to back nascent agri-food industry businesses to find technology solutions in food production and agricultural methods.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: World Bank Approves $265 Million to Scale up Agriculture Commercialization and Improve Food Resilience in Malawi
The new financing is part of phase 3 of the regional Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa, or FSRP.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, food security, scale
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