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Africa’s First Cell & Gene Therapy Startup Altera Biosciences Raises R29 Million
This milestone positions Altera at the forefront of biotech innovation in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Urges Urgent Action Ahead of COP30 at Global Climate and Health Conference in Brasília
Climate change is fuelling a health crisis and threatens to undo decades of global health progress.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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W Health Ventures Unveils $70 Million Fund II to Ignite Healthcare Startups
The newly established Fund II aims to support between eight to ten startups over the next four years.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Ten Promising Businesses Selected For Level 2 Of The Circular Innovation Cohort 2025 Under Upaya’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator
The Circular Innovation Cohort is designed to strengthen the “first mile” of the waste supply chain by accelerating enterprises working with sanitation workers, rural communities, and underserved populations.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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dLocal Launches The 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook: The Blueprint to Lead Across the Global South
dLocal’s 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook is the essential guide to the future of payments, combining data-driven insights with local expertise.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
A pivotal moment in the fight to end AIDS — ensuring lifesaving innovation reaches those who need it most, wherever they live.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Itaú Launches R$500 Million CVC Fund by Absorbing Kinea Ventures
The current downturn in venture capital funding, following the 2021 boom, has created a favorable environment for CVC funds that still have capital to deploy.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Thesis-Driven Funds: A New Model for Transformational Philanthropy
Many wealthy donors are missing out on opportunities to make transformative investments such as creating a new scientific field or sparking the Green Revolution.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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