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[Updated] Erudifi Raises US $5 Million Series A to Grow Its ‘Study Now, Pay Later’ Model in Indonesia, Philippines
[Updated] Erudifi Raises Us$5m Series a to Grow Its 'Study Now, Pay Later' Model in Indonesia, Philippines
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- Education, Technology
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- South Asia
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Volta Energy Technologies Raises Over $90 Million of a Targeted $150 Million Fund to Back Energy Storage Startups
As the transition away from internal combustion engines and hydrocarbon fuels begins in earnest, companies are scrambling to drive down costs and improve performance of battery technologies that will be necessary to power millions of electric cars and store massive amounts of renewable energy that still needs to be developed.
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- Energy, Technology
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- energy, investment, startups, technology
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Digital Lending Platform KreditBee Secures $75 Million in Series C
Bangalore-based digital lending startup KreditBee has raised US$75m in a Series C funding round, with participation from Premji Invest and others
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenyan Startup Finplus Passes $500 Million Transaction Value Mark
Kenyan fintech startup Finplus Group has announced its software has now processed over US$503 million in combined transaction value in less than four years of operations.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: BharatPe Raises USD $108 Million in Series D Funding at USD $900 Million Valuation
BharatPe, India’s leading financial services company for merchants, today announced that it has raised US$ 108 mn in Series D equity round, at a valuation of US$ 900 mn.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Funds Are Emerging to Back African Female Tech Founders
Globally, less than 5% of venture capital went to female-led startups in 2019.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Kenyan Energy Startup, SunCulture Obtains $11 Million for Its Solar-Powered Irrigation Expansion Across Africa
SunCulture, a solar irrigation startup headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, has received an $11 million line of credit to expand its operations across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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When Economies Turn Down, Entrepreneurs Turn Up: How COVID-19 Has Spurred Nigerian Businesses to Build for an Inclusive Future
The COVID-19 crisis has devastated lives and livelihoods around the world. But as Eloho Omame at Endeavor points out, it has also re-shaped economies in more positive ways, revealing businesses' weak spots, areas for improvement and inefficient processes. She explores the impact this is having on Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, where entrepreneurs have built or adapted business models that have saved lives, created jobs, and contributed to economic prosperity and the digitization of the economy.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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