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Seven Kenyan Agricultural Companies Receive Over $5 Million From US Agencies to Improve the Sector
Seven growing agricultural companies in Kenya have received a grant of $5.1 million to improve the country’s food insecurity challenges.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ABC Fund Invests $4.5 Million in African Agri-Businesses
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (“ABC Fund”) has made a significant investment in the agri-tech industry across Africa.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups in Africa
Seed investor and accelerator Flat6Labs, has launched a new $95 million Africa Seed Fund (ASF) to nurture the growth and development of African early-stage tech startups.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, climate change, edtech, fintech, innovation, startups
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Agros Raises US $2.7 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Round
Sustainable agriculture solutions help Asian farmers decarbonize and double their profits, says agritech start-up.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- agtech, energy access
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Semaai Nets Funding to Create Integrated Digital Ecosystem for Farmers, Toko Tanis in Indonesia
Semaai provides customised consultancy, productivity tools, farming inputs such as seed and fertiliser products and access to better markets.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Three Youth-Led African Agritech Businesses Receive Investment To Help Scale Up African Agriculture
African youth-led Agritech businesses will receive mentorship and $1.5 million in grants to help them expand solutions to long-standing challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, impact investing
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Mastercard’s Farmpass Reaches One Million Smallholders in India
Mastercard today announced that it has reached the milestone of benefiting over one million smallholder farmers in India through Farm Pass.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Lok Capital Logs First Close of Its Fourth Fund at $90 Million
The fourth fund will invest in financial services, including fintech, health-tech, food and agri-tech, and climate tech.
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- Agriculture, Education, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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