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Indonesia-Based Agritech Startup Semaai Raises $1.25 Million in Pre-Seed Round Led by Sequoia Surge, Beenext
While Semaai primarily operates in Central Java, Indonesia, a large part of the funding will be channelled into expanding the startup’s engineering and product teams in India.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Innovations in E-Mobility: An Electric Vehicle Startup Seeks to Gain Traction in Mexico
Mexico City is the fifth most populated city in the world – and the most congested city in North America. Over the years, traffic and pollution levels have spurred government efforts to improve mobility in the city. But momentum is also building in the private sector, as illustrated by the startup Zacua, Mexico's first electric vehicle brand. Diana Páez at the William Davidson Institute spoke with Nazareth Black, Zacua’s CEO and a prominent e-Mobility advocate, to learn more about the company’s efforts to accelerate the adoption of e-Mobility solutions in the country.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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Google Announces New Initiatives to Boost Small Business Recovery
Google has committed support for startups, nonprofits and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa to accelerate digital transformation and contribute to the country’s economic recovery.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nonprofits, startups
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Nigeria’s Reliance Health Raises $40 Million Series B funding Round
Nigerian e-health startup Reliance Health has announced the completion of a US$40 million Series B funding round to help it expand in emerging markets around the world and add to its product suite.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Colombian E-Commerce Enablement Startup Melonn Raises $20 Million to Help Small Businesses Scale in Latin America
Melonn, a Colombian startup that provides fulfillment and software services to small and medium-sized e-commerce companies in Latin America, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Marathon Ventures Injects More Capital Into Colombia’s Startup Ecosystem
One of the investors seeing promise in this Colombia is Marathon Ventures, which closed its first fund of $26 million, touted as one of the country’s largest funds to date.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Hyderabad based Agritech Startup Our Food Raises US $6 Million
Hyderabad City-based agritech startup Our Food has raised $6 million in a growth funding round led by existing investor 3Lines Venture Capital.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- food security, startups
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Kenyan Tech-Enabled Logistics Platform Amitruck Raises $4 Million, Embarks on Uganda, Tanzania Expansion
Amitruck, a Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform, is one such provider of solutions that streamline the shipping market.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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