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Google.org Grants $2.5 Million to Helium Health for AI-Powered Maternal Care
Nigerian health tech startup, Helium Health, has received a $2.5 million (N3.4 billion) grant from Google.org to deploy clinical AI models into primary maternal healthcare.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII Backs Okra Solar to Accelerate Clean Energy Access in Nigeria
The financing will support the expansion of an innovative, affordable clean energy solution for underserved and off-grid communities.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Profits and Investment Appear to Be Aligning More Closely as the International Taxation Landscape Evolves
Tax competition can attract profits and investment and boost innovation, but the overall gains are often offset by diminished government budgets and negative short-term spillovers if the tax cuts are financed through debt.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Breakthrough Energy, Temasek and Enterprise Singapore Renew Southeast Asia Fellows Hub for Three Years
These companies are tackling critical challenges including clean fuels and oils, plastic recycling, alternative materials for EV batteries, photosynthesis enhancers for agriculture, and adaptation and resilience technologies including passive cooling paint and landslide sensing.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Tanzanian Innovator Wins UN Climate Change AI for Climate Action Award 2026
An AI-powered platform helping countries better understand climate risks, strengthen adaptation planning and respond to loss and damage has won the UN Climate Change Technology Mechanism AI for Climate Action Award 2026.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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African Entrepreneurs Win $400,000 in Catalytic Funding to Scale High-Impact Startups
Six African startups have been selected as winners of the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition, receiving a combined $400,000 in catalytic funding to accelerate their impact in key resilience sectors.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NeoFleet Capital Raises $4 Million to Finance Taxi Fleets Across Africa and Emerging Markets
NeoFleet said the $4 million will finance the expansion of its existing operations and entry into new mobility markets.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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Moving Beyond Grants: How NGOs Can Diversify Toward Earned Revenue, and How Funders Can Support That Transition
The development sector has reached an increasingly firm consensus that it needs to depend less on grants as the aid landscape evolves, and strategies to generate earned revenue have emerged as a key solution for NGOs seeking to remain financially sustainable. But as Toon Driesen at the Enabel Innovation Hub and Alex Losneanu and Pritika Kasliwal at Brink explain, commercializing innovative solutions to complex societal issues typically costs money before it makes money, and early funding support often falls away before a business model can scale. They share research that reveals what NGOs must do differently to execute the transition to an earned revenue model, and explore how funders can help them implement these changes.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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