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L&T Finance Acquires 26% Stake in Grameen Capital India
L&T Finance Ltd has acquired 26% stake in Grameen Capital India Ltd, which focuses on providing capital market access to social enterprises, the latter said in a press statement on Tuesday.
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- South Asia
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Indian Medtech Startup Gets $10M Injection to Be Facebook for Healthcare
Indian healthcare communication platform Lybrate announced today it has secured US$10.2 million in series A funding from Tiger Global Management, Indian business tycoon Ratan Tata, and existing investor Nexus Venture Partners. The company previously received US$1.2 million in seed funding.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Our Newest E-Book, ‘Going Off Grid’: Leaders building a grid-free future with limitless potential
In many countries, the once inflexible electrical grid is being reshaped and retooled in a creatively destructive process that offers access and returns on investment with less risk. The “Going Off Grid” series, which we are proud to present to you here in e-book form, explored new technologies, new business models and new forms of investing and participation in the developing market of energy infrastructure.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
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Weekly Roundup 7-3-15, Twitter Top Ten: An NB mashup in honor of America’s birthday
It’s hard work to identify entrepreneurs who are finding solutions and building markets in developing countries. (Certainly harder, for instance, than writing a check to a legacy charity.) It’s even more difficult to decipher the dynamics in these emerging markets and to tweak those dynamics in a way that enables support to reach those who need it. It takes more than money; it takes involvement.
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- Health Care
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Impact Investing For The Millennial: You, Too, Can Have An Investment Portfolio
Impact investing has been catching headlines with major banks like Bank of America BAC +1.48% and JP Morgan developing so-called “impact portfolios.”
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Profits Meets Philanthropy in ‘Pay-For-Success’ Investments — Horizons
Do you care about reducing the prison population? Want to create work opportunities for homeless people? Re-employ veterans? Well, a new model of investing allows you to fund such projects — and even take home a profit.
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Twitter Top Ten 6-27-15: How well is your being? We’ve got the stats in our weekly compilation
We came across some doozies this week as we sniffed around the Twittersphere in our search for the best of the best. We learned that free’s not always a good thing; it’s possible for Bill Gates to give away EVEN MORE money; and Panama leads the world in "well-being." Again. (We were well-schocked.)
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Buyout Firm Vital Plans $500 Million Africa Fund As Demand Booms
Private equity firm Vital Capital Investments LP is planning a $500 million investment fund that will focus on African industries overlooked by competitors.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing