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SaaS Startup TreZix Bags $2 Million To Streamline Import And Export Solutions
The Surat-based startup plans to expand its sales and marketing operations across India while eyeing entry into the US market.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Riceberg Ventures Launches $20 Million Fund to Support DeepTech Startups in India
The fund plans to invest in 25-30 startups globally, with an average ticket size of USD 0.5 million per investment.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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South African SAAS Startup TACo Raises $1.6 Million to Power AI Sustainability Platform
The company’s impact-driven approach has garnered support from investors who align with its vision of driving measurable benefits for people, the planet, and profit.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, data, innovation, startups
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Africa’s Startups Need Patient Capital: Could the African Diaspora Help Provide it?
African startup funding amounts to a tiny fraction of global venture capital (VC), and these investments are often concentrated on sectors like fintech and e-commerce. As a result, as Kristin H. Wilson at Innovate Africa Fund argues, African founders often lack the capital and incentive to tackle the continent’s biggest development challenges. She proposes a new approach to funding innovative African-made solutions to these issues — one that leverages the capital and entrepreneurial expertise of the African diaspora.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Microsoft Announces US $3 Billion Investment Over Two Years in India Cloud and AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Adoption of AI, Skilling and Innovation
Microsoft shared a comprehensive plan to train and skill 10 million people by 2030, reinforcing its commitment to partnering with India on its journey to become an AI-first nation.
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Superfone, an All-In-One Business Phone and CRM App for SMBs, Raises $1.9 Million in India
This investment aims to fuel Superfone's mission of transforming how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage communication and operations.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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Southeast Asia Has $60 Billion AI Boom, But Its Own Startups Are Missing Out
Little investment is flowing to the region’s startups that have artificial intelligence at their core.
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- Technology
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The Gender Aspect of the E-Mobility Transition: An Innovative Collaboration in Kenya Highlights New Ways to Bring Women into the Sector
The transition to electric mobility (e-mobility) represents a massive shift for consumers, businesses and other stakeholders. But as Dana Gorodetsky at the William Davidson Institute argues, it also creates an opportunity to engage women as electric vehicle (EV) entrepreneurs, designers, producers and drivers — and to design mobility solutions with women's needs in mind. She explores how Kenya is leading the way in ensuring a just and inclusive e-mobility transition, highlighting two companies that are working to boost women’s involvement in the EV value chain.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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