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Bill Gates Vows to Give Most of $200 Billion Fortune to African Health and Education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity.’
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank, AU Partner to Launch $300 Million Innovation Fund for Africa’s Tech Future
"The announcement of the innovation fund comes at a time when African countries are seeking sustainable ways to recover from the economic setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global financial uncertainties."
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- Education, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3one4 Capital to Ramp up Deep Tech Investments Without Committing Separate Fund in India
3one4 Capital plans to enhance investments in deep tech startups in India. The sector has attracted $8.39 billion in funding, featuring 5,605 startups and a few unicorns.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: LoftyInc Capital Announces $43 Million First Close of its New Pan-African Seed Fund
LoftyInc Capital Management has secured a $43 million first close for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed investment vehicle aimed at scaling Africa’s most promising tech startups, particularly in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Physics Wallah Raises $210 Million at $2.8 Billion Valuation Even as EdTech Funding Remains Scarce
One of Physics Wallah’s key strengths is the affordability of its courses, with prices starting as low as $50 for an entire year.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Unlocking Opportunity for the World’s Underprivileged Children and Youth: International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) Commits to $1.5 Billion for Global Education and Skills in LMICs
This historic public-private, non-partisan international finance facility of $1.5bn was commitment for 2024-2025 to global education at the UN Summit of the Future.
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- Global
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Egyptian Ed-Tech Startup Educatly Plans MENA Expansion After Banking Seed Funding
The platform serves over three million students, and is operational in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nigeria, Kenya, and Ireland.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Berlin Edtech Pioneer EIDU Open Sources Code to Boost Global Learning
EIDU partners with governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to sustainably and affordably digitise public education systems.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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