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India’s Scaler Acquires Local Edtech Firm to Bolster Offerings
Scaler, an India-based edtech firm, has acquired Pepcoding for an undisclosed amount.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Africa Likely to Leapfrog Leading Fintech Regions if It Adopts New Technologies
The report notes that while cash is “still king” in Africa, fintech startups are ideally positioned to solve the continent’s financial exclusion woes.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, financial inclusion, fintech, startups
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Press Release: QED Investors Closes Nearly $1 Billion in New Funds
Fund VIII will Invest in Early Stage Businesses; Growth II for Later-Stage Fintechs.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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- fintech, lending, remittances, scale, startups
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Physis Capital Reaches First Close of $7 Million for $50 Million Fund in India
The fund is looking to build a portfolio of 15-20 startups with an average ticket size of $2.5 million.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- startups
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E3 Capital and Lion’s Head Climate Fund Hits First Close at $48 Million to Back African Startups
E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa joins the growing list of funds backing startups in Africa’s climate tech sector.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African B2B E-Commerce Startup Sabi Tops $300 Million Valuation in New Funding
Sabi is providing digital commerce infrastructure to Africa’s informal economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- South Asia
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Kenyan Agtech Startup, Iprocure Expands Into Tanzania
iProcure, a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA).
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, startups, supply chains