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Kasha Raises $21 Million Series B Led by Knife Capital to Expand Health Access Platform Across Africa
Kasha provides a digital retail and last-mile distribution platform for pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia’s Baskit Secures $3.3 Million Seed Round to Digitize Distribution Infrastructure for SMEs
By helping SMEs in their digital transformation, Baskit aims to create more efficient supply chains efficiency and access to financing.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Analyzing Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through a Market-Based Lens: A New Report Assesses the Landscape in the Global South
Around the world, roughly 1.8 billion people menstruate — and over 300 million are menstruating on any given day. Yet as Lucie Klarsfeld, Jeanne Charbit and Louise Berthault at Hystra explain, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is an overlooked topic in global development, and there's a lack of research about the market for menstrual products in the Global South. They share findings from a new Hystra report that addresses this knowledge gap by assessing the market for MHH solutions in eight emerging economies.
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- WASH
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Brazil’s Seedz to Expand Agribusiness Platform to North America to Bring More Farmers Online
Brazil-based Seedz is bringing its digital agribusiness marketplace that connects agribusinesses with farmers to North America.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- agtech, data, distribution, infrastructure, scale
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African B2B E-Commerce Startup Sabi Tops $300 Million Valuation in New Funding
Sabi is providing digital commerce infrastructure to Africa’s informal economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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First Project Under IFC’s Global Food Security Platform to Tackle Food Insecurity in Bangladesh, Improve Farmers’ Livelihoods
IFC is providing up to $35 million to Tanveer Food Limited (TFL) to help ensure food security and improve the incomes of more than 123,000 smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Gricd Rebrands As ‘Figorr’, Announces $1.5 Million Seed Funding to Support Data-Driven Insurance for Perishable Goods in Africa
The funding will provide further support for its customers to manage the risks associated with perishable goods on the continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery: How Automation Can Revolutionize the Industry in Africa
Last-mile delivery is the crucial link that connects businesses to customers in Africa’s rapidly growing economies. As Samuel Odeloye at Motions and Demilade Onajobi at RoadPreppers Technologies explain, it powers major industries like retail, e-commerce and manufacturing — but it's plagued by inefficiencies that are slowly killing the competitiveness of these businesses. They explore how Motions uses automation to address these issues — an approach they believe can transform last-mile delivery in Africa.
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- Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation
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