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It’s Time to Talk about Founder Wellbeing in Africa: A Landmark Survey Highlights the Need for Greater Support
The pressure of building a successful business takes a mental, emotional and physical toll on entrepreneurs, and this can affect their business outcomes if they don’t make their own wellbeing a priority. Yet as Stella Klemperer at Flourish Ventures argues, the topic of founder wellbeing has not been given the attention it deserves. She shares insights from the first large-scale survey of entrepreneurs’ journey and wellbeing in Africa, including nearly 200 startup founders across 13 countries. As she explains, this research shows why supporting entrepreneurs' wellbeing is a strategic imperative for investors, founders and other stakeholders.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- impact investing, research, startups
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Report: Shifting Investor Appetite Prolongs Fundraising for African Startups
African startups will have to become comfortable with longer fundraising timelines, a new report suggested, as more dealmakers flock to ventures at the seed stage in a changing investment landscape.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- research, startups, venture capital
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Research: Do Cash Transfers Cause Inflation?
Evidence from cash transfers at scale in Kenya suggests that demand-side policies or stimulus may be very effective at raising output without creating inflationary pressure when there is a lot of ‘slack’ in the economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Solar Overtakes Coal for the First Time in EU
Solar power has overtaken coal in the European Union for the first time, according to research released by think tank Ember found.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- renewable energy, research, solar
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Press Release: Leaps by Bayer Announces One of the Largest Global Surveys of Society’s Attitudes Toward Breakthrough Technologies
The impact investing arm of Bayer, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the launch of one of the largest surveys examining global public sentiment towards transformative technology.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Global Electric Vehicle Sales up 25% in Record 2024
Electric car makers look into 2025 as a transformative year as China's sales growth slows, new emissions targets are setting off in Europe, and questions surround potential U.S. policy changes under the incoming Trump administration.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: New Global Survey Seeks Insights on Climate and Health
The survey findings and expert panel insights will inform the development of a Climate and Health Grand Challenge.
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- Environment, Health Care
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Analysis: How Life Sciences Innovation and Collaboration Could Halve Climate Change’s Adverse Health Effects
Investment of just 5% of the annual pharmaceutical industry's research and development (R&D) budget in climate-driven health solutions could save around 6.5 million lives and avoid $5.8 trillion in economic losses.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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