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EduFund, Heliware And AuraML Raise Early-Stage Funding
Ahmedabad-based edu fintech platform EduFund has raised pre-Series A funding of $3.5 million.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Social Finance: We Can’t Change Education Outcomes if We Don’t Innovate
Facing a global learning crisis, how an innovative development impact bond focussed on improving learning outcomes for students.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Edves Announces a Strategic Partnership With “1 Million Teachers”
The partnership came about in order to address the dire teacher shortage worldwide and improve the quality of education in Africa.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Combatting India’s Learning Crisis Through Innovations in Financing: ‘How’ We Fund Is as Important as ‘What’ We Fund
Over the last few years OBF has created a paradigm shift for the way that capital is deployed to solve for intractable development challenges such as learning poverty.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Edtech MindX Wants to Build ‘Little Silicon Valleys’ Across Vietnam
The startup’s goal is to create “small Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam, with educational centers that help prepare students of all ages for careers in tech.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- business education, edtech, youth
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Kaszek Earmarks Nearly $1 Billion in New Funds for Latin American Startups
Kaszek plans to put money in 20 to 30 companies out of its early-stage fund in Latin America.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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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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Edtech Downfall Continues: Now, DUX Education to Cease Operations By April
DUX is the latest entrant to the growing list of Indian startups that are closing operations for good.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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