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Co-Creation Hub’s Edtech Accelerator Puts $15 Million Towards African Startups
According to a statement shared by the firm, the accelerator program will support and amplify the impact of edtech startups across Africa.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, edtech, innovation, startups
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Planet42 Raises $100 Million to Scale Its Vehicle Rental Offering in South Africa and Mexico
South Africa-based mobility startup, Planet42 has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to scale its operations in South Africa and Mexico.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Global
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- innovation, startups, transportation
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South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI Gets $1.65 Million to Expand Access to Medical Imaging
The startup has a suite of products that it plans to scale beyond South Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Buk Closes Round for US $35 Million With Nubank Investors to Enter Brazil
The Chilean HR platform Buk had an oversubscribed investing round.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- startups, venture capital
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Naspers Invests US$9 Million in Colombian Startup Mercadoni
Since the last investment that Mercadoni received six months ago the company has tripled its number of orders.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Amazon Backs Indian Meat Startup FreshToHome in $104 Million Funding
Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- startups
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Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business
The large investment round will help the startup target an under-served domestic market.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Investing in African Tech Start-Ups Key to Continent’s Growth
The predictions in the AfricArena report are encouraging, and they demonstrate the potential for start-ups to make a real impact on the continent.
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- Investing, Technology
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- impact investing, startups
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