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Analysis: What Can We Learn From Cities About Water Innovation?
Water innovation thrives when public-private partnerships, academic collaborations, and anchor institutions align.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Winner of Musk-Backed $50 Million Carbon Prize Plots Agri Revolution
"Mati Carbon hopes to scale-up ‘enhanced rock weathering’ to improving agricultural yields while removing carbon from the atmosphere."
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Longi Solar Europe Powers Latin America Energy Shift With Key Utility-Scale Alliance
"The initiative, developed in partnership with a leading global energy developer, leverages LONGi’s Hi-MO 9 modules to address complex energy challenges across sun-drenched and variable climates."
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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Kaleidofin Secures $5.3 Million From IDH Farmfit to Boost Agri-Fintech Offerings
The investment will support Kaleidofin’s efforts to scale its lending portfolio and expand its technology stack, including credit scoring tools, middleware infrastructure, and risk services.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Glovo and Salad Africa Partner to Provide Financing Worth ₦100 Million for SMEs
The partnership will help to close the funding gap for Africa’s SMEs.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Arnergy Raises $18 Million to Scale Solar Lease Plans as Fuel and Grid Costs Soar
The capital injection will be deployed to support Arnergy’s ambitions to install more than 12,000 additional solar energy systems by 2029.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Off-Grid Solar Investment Falls 30% Year-On-Year to US $300 Million
This project is a US$750 million investment from the World Bank to improve Nigeria’s energy gap, with US$300 million earmarked for off-grid solar in particular.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Turn.io Secures $3.15 Million to Power Life-Improving Conversations Across Global South
This investment arrives during a critical growth period for Turn.io, whose chat platform has helped over 200 social impact organizations reach more than 12 million people with life-improving services in 2024.
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- Health Care, Investing
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