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Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Gates’ foundation shares many grant recipients with USAID, and he has predicted “millions of deaths” if the cuts are not restored.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Equator Raises $55 Million to Support African Climate Tech Startups
Despite Equator’s goal of reducing dependence on aid, its fund is still backed by several DFIs and philanthropic organizations.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Colombia’s EV Sales Soar, but Battery Recycling Startups Struggle to Keep Pace
A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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3one4 Capital to Ramp up Deep Tech Investments Without Committing Separate Fund in India
3one4 Capital plans to enhance investments in deep tech startups in India. The sector has attracted $8.39 billion in funding, featuring 5,605 startups and a few unicorns.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: LoftyInc Capital Announces $43 Million First Close of its New Pan-African Seed Fund
LoftyInc Capital Management has secured a $43 million first close for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed investment vehicle aimed at scaling Africa’s most promising tech startups, particularly in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s Startup Funding Crisis Deepens as Mastercard Foundation Exits Top VC Firm
Mastercard Foundation pulls out of its $100 million commitment to African venture capital firm 54 Collective.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerians Are Building Affordable Alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud
Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AI-Powered Healthcare: Qatar’s Lillia Secures USD 1.7 Million Grant
Lillia aims to scale its services across the MENA and Southeast Asia region in order to place itself as a competitor in AI-led chronic diseases management.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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