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G7 Pledges to Invest $600 Billion Into Infrastructure for Developing Countries
Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise $600 billion in private and public funds over five years to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries.
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- Global
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Analysis: Will Unicorn Minters Tiger Global, SoftBank Now Focus On Early-Stage Startups in India
New York hedge fund, Tiger Global reported its first seed stage investment in India by participating in a 2.6 million seed round of Shopflo, an e-commerce enablement platform.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Canela Media Raises $32 Million in Series A Funding Round
Canela Media, the Latino-owned digital media technology company, said it raised $32 million in a series A funding round.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $220 Million to Back Founders in India
Bessemer Venture Partners announced the close of a dedicated $220 million fund in India to build on its long-standing success in the country and back the next generation of innovators in India.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: DFC Achieves First Close of $100 Million Loan to WaterEquity’s Global Access Fund to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
Transaction was first in accordance with the ICMA’s Sustainability Bond Guidelines and will expand access to water and sanitation for 5 million people in emerging markets, mostly women.
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- WASH
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- emerging market, sanitation, sustainability, WASH, water, Women
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Press Release: ANDE Releases New Report on Relationships Between Accelerators and Investors in Central America
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) presents the second report on Central America from the Global Acceleration Learning Initiative (GALI). It explores startup data as well as qualitative findings on accelerators and investors.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Latin America
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Uploan Secures US $15 Million From Lendable to Expand Its Payroll Financial Services Beyond Philippines
Uploan, a Philippines-based fintech company providing payroll financial services, has raised a senior secured loan of up to US$15 million from debt financer Lendable.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Google, Microsoft Invest Millions to Empower African Women
Tech giants Microsoft and Google have invested millions of rand to establish initiatives to help create pathways to prosperity for women and girls across Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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