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Sociolla Raises Over $60 Million From Temasek, L Catterton in Indonesia
Sociolla, an Indonesia-based beauty startup, has received over US$60 million in an investment round led by Temasek and L Catterton.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Businesses Can Play a Key Role in Advancing Health Equity Worldwide
Investing in health equity within local communities promotes a rich environment and value chain for businesses.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Bloomberg to Set up Regional Studio in Rwanda
Kigali is set to host a permanent studio of Bloomberg in 2023, following the latter's decision to expand its television presence on the African continent.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Data and Intelligence Company Stears Raises $3.3 Million, Backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures
The company plans to use the investment to enhance its data collection and analytics capabilities, hire data scientists, data analysts and sector analysts.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- business development, data
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Overcoming the Limitations of Donations: An English Education Nonprofit in India Transitions to Social Enterprise
Access to quality English language instruction has become a key to upward mobility in the developing world. But as Andrew Spearing and Nilabh Agrawal at Instilt Educate point out, for nonprofits in the English education space that are looking to rapidly scale, the donation-only model is a non-starter. They discuss the limitations of the nonprofit revenue model, and explore how Instilt Educate has navigated the challenges it has encountered in launching a paid element to complement its usual donation-based fundraising.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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GM Is in the Energy Business Now
The new unit, GM Energy, is selling stationary energy storage, solar and software to EV owners and utilities.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Equinix Expands to Indonesia with $74 Million Data Center Investment
Indonesia plans for an approximately $74 million International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in the heart of Jakarta.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Google Picks South Africa for Its First Cloud Region in Africa
Google said it is also building Dedicated Cloud Interconnect sites, which link users’ on-premises networks with Google’s grid.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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