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Non Banking Financial Company Namdev Finvest Bags $15 Million to Ramp Up Its Offerings For MSMEs
The Jaipur-based startup offers financial solutions in rural India, with a primary focus on MSMEs and green finance options.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenyan Climate Tech Startup Octavia Carbon Secures Funding for Carbon Capture Technology
Octavia Carbon not only pioneers in technological solutions but also provides a platform for the purchase of carbon credits.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2023: Announcing the Three Winners of our Annual Contest
As 2024 gets underway, we'd like to announce the results of NextBillion’s annual “Most Influential Article of the Year” contest. This year's contest featured a strong slate of articles, covering a diverse array of topics ranging from systems change to decarbonization, in sectors that included energy, agriculture, finance and more. We've highlighted the three winners, as selected by our readers, in this article.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, WASH
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Range Impact Announces $1.7 Million Capital Raise Led by Strategic Investors
Range Impact, Inc. public company dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and the planet through a novel and innovative approach to impact investing.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2023: Cast Your Vote in our Annual Contest by Jan. 7!
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time for NextBillion’s annual tradition: our “Most Influential Articles of the Year” contest. As we've done since 2012, we've selected 12 of our most-read articles from the past year, inviting readers to vote for the ones that influenced their thinking the most. You can vote multiple times — up to once per hour — during the voting period, which will run from Dec. 22 to 11:59 pm on Jan. 7. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year!
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, WASH
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WIC Capital Gets $1 Million to Provide Funding for Female-Led SMEs in Francophone Africa
This funding will enable the collective to invest in more businesses led by women in Francophone Africa.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 6 Breaks New Ground with US$100 Million Issuance as the Largest Orange Bond in the Market, Expected to Empower Over 880,000 Women and Girls in the Global South
WLB6 sets a new industry standard as the largest Orange and Sustainability labeled Bond in the market, doubling in size compared to its predecessor.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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TIIP Releases New Report that Provides Guidance for Investors Assessing the Influence of System-Level Investing
New report includes detailed case studies for applying the process to systemic issues like climate change, income inequality, and racial inequity
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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