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Can Kenya’s New Data Centre Boost Africa’s Digital Economy?
Despite a rocky 2022, Africa is still poised to grow its digital economy.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PhonePe Raises $350 Million From General Atlantic at $12 Billion Valuation
Walmart-owned PhonePe on Thursday said it has $350 million in its latest funding round from General Atlantic at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.
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- Asia Pacific
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Understanding Consumer Satisfaction in Low-Income Markets: The Factors that Turn Customers into Brand Promoters – or Detractors
Many companies are addressing social needs by selling affordable food, hygiene and other products in developing countries. But as Rakib Hasan Rabbi and Patrick Guyer at Bopinc explain, in order to produce positive social and business impacts, these products must achieve a sufficient level of consumer satisfaction. They share results from consumer-level research in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, which reveal several key product attributes that can keep low-income consumers satisfied and motivate them to recommend products to others.
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- Entrepreneurship
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India’s SarvaGram Closes Oversubscribed Series C Round at $35 Million
SarvaGram Solutions will expand its impact with the funding, empowering rural India’s aspirations through a carefully devised data-driven distribution.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Equinix to Enter South Africa with US$160 Million Data Center Investment in Johannesburg
Digital infrastructure leader expands footprint in the African continent for data center and digital services.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania’s YC Alum Ramani Raises $32 Million to Digitize Consumer-Packaged Goods Supply Chains, Lend Resellers
Ramani, a Tanzanian startup focused on consumer-packaged goods (CPG) supply chains, plans to introduce new financial services as it expands its operations in the East Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, supply chains
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Masai School Onboards Mithali Raj, Bhaichung Bhutia as Investors, Raises $10 Million in Funding
Masai School will use the funds to launch two new course categories and expand its existing skilling course in software development and data analytics
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- data
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Analysis: India’s Digital Health Ecosystem Is An Unparalleled Opportunity
While the infrastructure is in place, more awareness, education, and accessibility to this digital ecosystem needs to be emphasized in India.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- data
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